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About the Course
This is a 12-week program designed to provide entry-level dental assistant training that allows an individual to complete training and seek employment in the shortest time possible. Training focuses solely on the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to work in a dental office. Students learn in an actual dental office and get familiar with the work environment before their first day on the job.
Classes are held on:
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6 pm to 10 pm or Saturday from 9 am to 5pm for a total of 8 hours a week. Friday classes will be offered based on demand. Dates are subject to change.
Your Instructor
Dr Sery
Dr. Sery received a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Benin in Nigeria. She received her Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and continued her education at the Bronx Lebanon where she earned her specialty degree in Pediatric Dentistry. She is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She currently has hospital privileges at Caromont Hospital, Gastonia and Valley Gate Dental Surgery Center in Charlotte.
Professional Licensing and Certification
Students who successfully complete the program will be classified as Dental Assistant 1 (DA1) and will receive a Certificate in Dental Assisting, Certificate in Dental Radiology (approved by the NC Board of Dental Examiners), OSHA and Sterilization certificate, dental office emergency certificate and CPR/BLS certification. Students will be classified as a Dental Assistant 1 in North Carolina, upon completion of the program at AGDAAG. After 3000 hours of chairside assisting with a licensed dentist, students should be able to transition to a Dental Assistant 2 (DA2).
To be classified as a Dental Assistant II, an assistant shall meet one of the following criteria:
In North Carolina, there are two classifications for Dental Assistants (DAI and DAII.) North Carolina does NOT certify assistants. Classification is based on experience and/or training as listed below.
(a) To be classified as a Dental Assistant II, an assistant shall have and maintain an unexpired CPR certification and shall also complete:
(1) a dental assisting program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
("CODA"),
(2) one complete school year or longer in a CODA-accredited dental hygiene program.
(3) a dental assistant program offered through a branch of the U.S. armed forces at the Medical Education & Training Campus that includes a clinical rotation providing dental assisting for live patients.
(4) Certified Dental Assistant certification examinations administered by the Dental Assisting National Board ("DANB") with a passing score as set by DANB; or
(5) the following:
(A) employment as a Dental Assistant I for two years of the preceding five, consisting of at
least 3,000 hours total; and
(B) a 3-hour course in sterilization and infection control and a 3-hour course in
dental office emergencies. The courses shall be offered by Board-approved course sponsors as set out in 21 NCAC 16I .0202.
(b) A Dental Assistant I who has completed the requirements of Part(a)(5)(B) this Rule but not completed the employment hours required pursuant to Part (a)(5)(A) may be trained by a licensed dentist and allowed to perform the functions of a Dental Assistant II, as specified in Rule .0203 of this Subchapter, under the direct control and supervision of a licensed dentist.
(c) For purposes of this Rule, an unexpired CPR certification is one that is in effect and valid at the time of classification as a Dental Assistant II and remains so at all times while employed as a Dental Assistant II or while performing any of the permitted functions under Rule .0203 of this Subchapter.
(d) A Dental Assistant dental assistant shall not take radiographs before completing radiology training consistent with G.S. 90-29(c)(12)
To legally operate dental x-ray equipment and perform dental radiographic procedures in North Carolina, a dental assistant must meet the requirements shown below.
Radiography Requirements:
A certified dental assistant or an assistant who completes an ADA-accredited dental assisting or dental hygiene program may take radiographs without further examination. All others, including those who move to North Carolina from out-of-state, must successfully pass an equivalency exam. This exam may be challenged after completing seven (7) hours of instruction in the production and use of dental x-rays and an education program of not less than fourteen (14) hours in clinical dental radiology.
Tuition and Fee Information
AGDAAG Program cost $3600
Registration fee $100, nonrefundable due with the enrollment agreement
Learning materials $500, nonrefundable after the first day of class, regardless of how many hours the student spent in class.
Included in the learning materials fee are required books, typodont, CPR certification, access to web based interactive training videos and all disposable supplies needed and used by the student.
Tuition $3000, refundable based on refund policy.
The tuition and learning materials fees cover the 12-week period of a school session.
PAYMENT TERMS AND OPTIONS
Method of Payment: Cash, check, loan, credit card or payment agreement
Registration fee – due at the time of registration
Learning materials fee – due 3 business days before the first day of class
Full Payment of the tuition made in full 1 week prior to the first day of class.
Interest-free payment plan; 3 payments of $1000 through the 12 weeks of the session.
1st payment due 1 week prior to the start of the session.
2nd payment due at week five of the session.
3rd payment due at week 10 of the session.
Customized payment plan set up with the program Academics and Records Director.