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Healthcare

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  Healthcare  —  Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant Program

DENTAL ASSISTANT Information Session INFO SESSION

Tuition: $0.00
Instructor: TBD
Where & When: Zoom Live Online Tuesday, July 8, 2025 6:30pm

Click here to register for the information session

Free to those who qualify

The 100-hour Dental Assistant Program at Bucks prepares you for entry-level positions in one of the fastest-growing healthcare positions – Dental Assistant. The purpose of this course is to familiarize you with all areas of pre-clinical dental assisting and provide training in the professional skills required to function as an assistant in the dental practice. Our program may be free for those who qualify for funding via PA CareerLink. Scholarships may also be available.

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This course covers the following key areas and topics – Administrative aspects include: the history of dentistry and dental assisting; introduction to the dental office; the legal aspects of dentistry; policies and guidelines. Clinical aspects include: introduction to oral anatomy; dental operatory; dental equipment; introduction to tooth structure; primary and permanent teeth; the oral cavity and related structures; proper patient positioning; dental hand-pieces; sterilization; and other areas.

Additionally, this course is designed to prepare you to sit for the DANB Radiology Health and Safety Examination (RHS). The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requires that any dental office employee who will be performing radiological procedures as auxiliary personnel (other than a licensed dentist or dental hygienist) must take and pass the DANB Radiology Health and Safety Examination (RHS) and register with the State. The cost of this exam is $270 and is not included as part of the cost of this program. The DANB exam is administered at Pearson Vue Centers.+

Refund/Cancellation Policy:
If you wish to withdraw from a course before it starts, you can cancel and ask for a refund. Your request must be received by phone or in person five (5) days before the course begins to receive a refund. No course refunds will be made after this time. There is a $35 non-refundable fee for all cancellations.  

Registration opens the week of July 21, 2025 for our Fall 2025 semester.

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PROGRAM BEGINS SEPT 8TH, 2025
Dental Assistant Scholarship

Apply for a Dental Assistant scholarship!

Dental Assistant scholarships cover 100% of the tuition and books. Students are responsible for the certification exam fees.

  • Application deadline: not available at this time

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New! Dental Assistant for Non-Native English Speakers

Our exciting new program is perfect for intermediate and advanced English Language Learners (ELL) interested in becoming a Dental Assistant. This program is separate from the Dental Assistant program.

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Textbook and Materials

Order the following materials for the Dental Assistant program:

  • Modern Dental Assisting (Textbook & Workbook Package)
    • Edition: 14th
    • ISBN: 9780323884020
    • Author: Robinson
    • Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
    • Format: Hardcover
    • Copyright Year: 2024
    • Publication Date: TBD

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Dental Assistant

215-504-8581 alliedhealth@bucks.edu Newtown Campus

Dental Assistant

215-504-8581 alliedhealth@bucks.edu Newtown Campus
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