TWO YEAR DELIVERY OPTIONS – Diploma:
Option #2: Dental Assistant Diploma Program.
47 credits – 2 Year Delivery – Required sequencing is as follows:
First Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Summer Semester
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| DA 1200: Dental Communications | 3 cr | DA 1250: Dental Science II | 3 cr | None |
| DA 1210: Dental Science I | 3 cr | DA 1255: Dental Materials | 4 cr | |
| DA 1215: Dental Practice Management | 2 cr | |||
| Total | 8 cr | Total | 7 cr |
Second Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Summer Semester
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| DA 1220: Chairside Assisting I | 6 cr | DA 1260: Chairside Assisting II | 4 cr | DA 1280: Dental Assisting Internship | 7 cr |
| DA 1225: Dental Infection Control | 2 cr | DA 1265: Expanded Functions I | 7 cr | ||
| DA 1230: Preventive Dentistry | 2 cr | DA 1270: Expanded Functions II | 1 cr | ||
| DA 1275: Dental Radiology | 3 cr | ||||
| Total | 8 cr | Total | 15 cr | 7 cr |
Pre-Admission Criteria for Options #2:
- Diploma from high school/GED. (Applicants in their senior year of high school may be given provisional acceptance into the Dental Assistant Program if they are on track to graduate and meet Pre-Admission criteria #2-4. Final acceptance into the Dental Assistant Program will be awarded upon submission of proof of high school graduation).
- Earned a “2.5” GPA or better from high school or college.
- Earned a “C” letter grade or better in high school Biology or college Biology (BIOL 1101 or its transfer equivalent).
- Apply to RCTC and declare Dental Assisting as your major.
Complete the following two (2) applications and return them to RCTC Admissions and Records:- RCTC General Application: www.rctc.edu/admissions/html/applicationform.html
- Dental Assistant Program Application (after September 1st):
Students must place into College level Reading and English on the ASAP Placement test (or its equivalent).