Dental Assistant | Bucks County Community College

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

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Dental Assistant Program

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