Program Purpose:
To prepare students for certification in dental assisting and to safely and effectively perform all functions that are legal for the dental assistant to perform in Florida. Quality patient care and the development of skilled dental assistants are the ultimate goals of the Dental Assisting program.
This program is accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Employment Types:
Dental assistant in private practice or community dentistry
Program Length:
1,230 clock hours
Admission Requirements:
A high school diploma or GED diploma and an appropriate score on the Postsecondary Education Readiness Test. Applicant must be eligible to enroll in at least ENC1101 College Composition and MAT1033 Intermediate Algebra and have college-level reading skills as demonstrated by adequate PERT scores or by previous college enrollment. Applicants must have successfully completed biology and chemistry in high school or college and have a high school or college cumulative unrounded GPA of 2.0 or better.
Program Application:
The Dental Assisting certificate program begins in the Fall semester and is a limited-access program. Applicants must submit a Dental Assisting program application for admission by the published application deadline; this is a separate application from the College application. Additional criteria for admission are outlined on the program’s Web page (www.tcc.fl.edu/dental).
See important information in the Additional Healthcare Degree Requirements section of this catalog.
Academic Division:
Healthcare Professions
Contact:
(850) 558-4500 or healthedu@tcc.fl.edu
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