State Technical College of Missouri
DENTAL ASSISTING TECHNOLOGY 51.0601
(One-Year Certificate)
Dental assistants are specially-trained healthcare workers who provide direct support to dentists. The State Technical College of Missouri Dental Assisting Technology (DAT) program will teach students to perform a variety of dental assisting responsibilities including transferring instruments, mixing restorative materials, taking impressions, providing oral health instruction, and performing coronal polishes. Students will learn to expose and process radiographic film and learn to obtain digital dental images. Students are also introduced to paper and electronic business office forms. The Dental Assisting Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678; 312- 440-2500;
www.ada.org.
The Dental Assisting Technology program is an eleven-month, three semester program. This certificate program includes 1,315 total instructional hours including a minimum of 300 clock hours of clinical study in which students will participate at approved clinical sites. To be successful, students need effective communication skills and a solid background in science and math.
Upon successful completion of the program, Dental Assisting Technology students will be eligible to take the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) examination to earn the designation of Certified Dental Assistant (CDA). Students will also become certified as an Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) for the state of Missouri. In addition, each student receives the required training for state certification in nitrous oxide monitoring.
The State Technical College of Missouri Dental Assisting Technology program is located at the Health Sciences location, 1212 E. Main Street, Linn, MO 65051.
Enrollment in the Dental Assisting Technology program is limited and students are selected for this program on a competitive basis. Contact the Office of Admissions or
https://www.statetechmo.edu/dat/ for the specific application requirements, forms, and deadline.
Students who are admitted to the Dental Assisting Technology program should be aware that they will be subject to drug screening. Criminal background checks will be required prior to clinical placement. Per Missouri law, persons who have been convicted of or pled guilty to certain felony offenses may be prohibited from holding any direct patient care positions. This could prevent placement in and completion of clinical externship courses, which are required to complete the Dental Assisting Technology One-Year Certificate program.
To remain enrolled in the Dental Assisting Technology (DAT) program and participate in clinical externships, an academic grade of 75% or better must be maintained in every DAT course. It is a graduation requirement of the Dental Assisting Technology (DAT) program for students to earn a grade of 75% or better in all “Core Curriculum” courses and a grade of “C” or better in all “General Education Requirements” and “Graduation Requirements” courses.
Program Mission
The mission of the Dental Assisting Technology program is to provide highly-skilled dental assistants who are clinically proficient members of a dental health team and who provide the best possible care for their patients.
Program Goals
The goals of the program are to provide the opportunity for students to develop: Clinically proficient skills in all aspects of dental assisting procedures. The ability to recognize the theory behind dental assisting procedures. Analytical and problem solving skills to sit for and pass the Dental Assisting National Board examination and be granted the designation of Certified Dental Assistant.
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