Now enrolling for fall 2021.
This 1-year certificate will provide dental assisting training – you'll learn interpersonal and technical skills that will prepare you to fill in-demand dental assisting jobs. They are mainly responsible for office, administrative and clinical duties.
Administrative responsibilities can include:
- telephone triage and scheduling
- updating and filing patient medical records
- billing and bookkeeping
Clinical duties may include:
- taking vital signs and medical histories
- prepping patients for examination
- instructing patients (tooth brushing, flossing, etc.)
- performing chairside during procedures
- radiography (taking X-rays)
- mixing dental materials as required by the dentist
Here's what one local dentist has to say about Lakeland's new dental assisting program.