Dental Assisting
Program Overview
Approved by the California Board of Dental Examiners, this two-semester (fall and spring) program provides technical skills needed for employment in a dental office. The student develops skills to participate as a member of the dental health team in general chairside and specialty procedures, office management and x-ray techniques.
Application Procedure
To apply to the Dental Assisting Program, you must submit a complete packet with the items listed in step one. Incomplete packets will not be accepted. Upon receipt of your completed packet, you will be placed on a list and assigned a position. The first 24 seats are assigned on a first come first served basis.
Fall semester courses total 16.5 units and spring courses total 15.5 units and include a 240-hour internship in dental offices.
Contact
Life & Physical Sciences Department, Building M
Sandy Zepeda, Department Secretary
805-922-6966 ext. 3384
szepeda@hancockcollege.edu
Hours
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
closed during the summer.
SPOTLIGHT
Brittany Nichols
Dental Assisting
"Allan Hancock College offers many great courses and programs with flexible hours. I am able to get hands-on training to prepare myself for my future career. My goal is to graduate with a two-year degree and enter a hygienist program."
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Video: Dental assisting students Nyubicela and Tiffani talk about the high quality
of the program.
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