• Dental Assistant Program

    Instructors: Mr. Jorge Herrera

    Career Cluster

    Health Science

    Overview

    The Dental Program provides students with an exciting experience in the many fields of Dentistry. Students in the Dental Program will work side by side as team members with Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, and Dentists.

    Hands-On Experience:

    • Developing dental radiographs
    • Setting-up treatment rooms with instruments
    • Disinfection and sterilization
    • Pourinfstudy models of teeth from plaster
    • Work with different types of dental materials used in treating patients
    • Students will be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

     

     

     

  • Certifications

    • Dental students will be prepared to take the Texas State Board Exam to become a Registered Dental Assistant