Dental Assisting
12 weeks toa better life.
Our 12-week program offers a comprehensive curriculum, combining in-class lessons with hands-on training: chairside assisting, dental radiography, infection control, and office management.
What you'll learn at ASDA.
The Arizona School of Dental Assisting prepares students for entry-level positions as a chairside assistant in a dental office. Students learn proper chairside assisting by practicing the procedural skills necessary for the position, dental office management, infection control, and patient education. Upon graduation, you will receive a Dental Assisting Certificate, making you eligible to work in almost any dental office.
The program involves twelve weeks of hands-on training practicing the various routines of chairside assisting. At the completion of the twelve-week portion, students must successfully complete a 40-hour externship in a local dental office — completed in one week or spread over a two-to-three-week period. Once you complete the program you will be ready to take your X-ray Certification and Coronal Polish certification, and you will be Dentrix ready.
Program curriculum
| Week | Subject | Clock hours |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Orientation to the Profession | 6 |
| Week 2 | Initial Clinical Orientation | 6 |
| Week 3 | Dental Anatomy and Physiology | 6 |
| Week 4 | Dental Charting | 6 |
| Week 5 | Sterilization & Infection Control | 6 |
| Week 6 | Dental X-ray Techniques I | 6 |
| Week 7 | Dental X-ray Techniques II | 6 |
| Week 8 | Instrumentation | 6 |
| Week 9 | Dental Materials I | 6 |
| Week 10 | Dental Materials II | 6 |
| Week 11 | Advanced Clinical Procedures | 6 |
| Week 12 | Preventive Dentistry | 6 |
| Externship | In a local dental office | 40 |
| Total | 112 |
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4915 West Bell Road Suite #F200, Glendale, AZ 85308 · (602) 678-7061
