Dental Careers

Previous Slide
Next Slide
Dental Careers Students

The Dental Careers program provides students with opportunities to learn skills needed when assisting dentists during chair-side procedures and daily office responsibilities. Areas of instruction include: tooth identification, terminology, disinfection/sterilization, oral health, dental materials, instrumentation, office records, digital x-rays, radiation safety, hygiene, office management software, and OSHA guidelines. Students gain practical experience through job shadowing at local dental offices. Dental Careers is a two year program.

Dental Career Students

A TYPICAL DENTAL CAREERS STUDENT:

  • Enjoys hands-on learning

  • Patience and attention to detail

  • Able to work on projects independently or in small teams

  • Must be responsible and dependable

  • Good communication skills

  • Academically competitive

Dental Careers Logo

INSTRUCTOR: Cara King

IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS:

  • Students have gone on to attend Ivy Tech, IUPUI, IU East, University of Indianapolis, and Ball State

  • Some students are employed directly out of high school as dental assistants

Dental Career Student

What you will learn in Dental Careers Graphic

Dental Careers Course Information Graphic