12- Month Program

Admission Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED is required with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA)of 2.0.
• Applicants must complete a criminal background, immunization, and drug screening at the
• student’s expense before being accepted into the program.
• As part of the admissions process, dental assisting student applicants are required to spend 24
• hours of observation time in a general dental office. Two different offices is required. The
• observation time must be documented on the offices’ letterhead.
•  Applicants must complete a drug test and criminal background check at the student’s expense,
• before registration.

Curriculum

Course Number Course Description Credit Hours

• First Quarter (Aug 18 – Oct 20, 2025) – 10 weeks of online courses
• DTA 1000 Terminology in Dentistry 2
• DTA 1010 Microbiology and Sterilization 2
• DTA 1020 Emergency and Chairside Assisting 2
• DTA 1030 Operative Clinical I* (Sept 7 – Nov 9) Saturday at FCHC (8 – 12) 2

Second Quarter (Nov 3 – Jan 19, 2025) – 10 weeks of online courses

• DTA 1040 Operative Assisting 2
• DTA 1050 Dental Materials 2
• DTA 1060 Practice Management & Systems 2
• DTA 1070 Operative Clinical II* (Nov 9 – Jan 18) Sat at FCHC 2

Third Quarter (Feb 2 – Apr 6, 2025) – 10 weeks of online courses

• DTA 1080 Radiology I 2
• DTA 1090 Anatomy and Physiology 2
• DTA 2000 Prevention and Nutrition 2
• DTA 2010 Operative Clinical III* (Jan 25 – Mar 29) Sat at FCHC 2

Fourth Quarter (Apr 20 – June 22, 2025) – 10 weeks of online courses

• DTA 2020 Collaborative Specialties 2
• DTA 2030 Radiology II 2
• DTA 2040 Clinical Externship I (extramural sites) 2

Fifth Quarter (July 6 – July, 27 2025) 4 weeks

• DTA 2050 Clinical Externship II (extramural sites) 2
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Total Credit Hours 32

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