Dental Assistant
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 12/13/2023
Program Description
Illinois Health Careers offers an affordable and flexible evening program for dental assistant training twice a week. This is a 10-weeks program expanded over 20 modules, each of 2.5 hours. THEORETICAL AND CLINICAL COMPONENTS, COVERING DENTAL AND ORAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, CHAIRSIDE ASSISTING, RADIOLOGY, IMPRESSIONS, INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION, RESTORATIVE MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES, LAB MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES. This program will shape your dental assistant career and will teach you about all on-the-job skills and dental operations with its correct methodologies. Our programs are taught in live operating clinics. students will demonstrate skills in trello intraoral imaging, Panoramic and Ceph xrays. Surgical set up and tear down, sterilization. Chair side assisting and we also offer training materials to sit for the state boards upon successful completion of the program. In addition our program has Expanded Function training embedded in the course for Coronal polishing and sealant.
Established in 2015
CIP: 51-0601 Dental Assisting/Assistant.
Training Program Type
Vocational
Provider Information
Illinois Health Careers
Program Contact Info
Associated Job Families and Occupations
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
National Health Association
Quality Assurance
- Industry Standard: NHA
Education Information
Industry Recognized Certification
12 Weeks ( 2.50 Hours / 0.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $3,500.00 |
| Books | $150.00 |
| Total Cost | $3,650.00 |
Financial Aid
- Financial lender assistance, paymnet plan
Application Procedure
Student will fill out enrollement application.
ILLINOIS HEALTH CAREERS APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A COPY OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED AND MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER BY THE TIME OF THEIR PROGRAM COMPLETION. The tuition cap for this program is $5,000.00
Entry Requirements:
- HS Diploma/GED
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Internships
- Classroom Instruction
- Labs
- Weekend Classes
- Night Classes
- Online/E-Learning Instruction
- Open Entry/Exit
Performance Data
Program: Dental Assistant
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 12/13/2023
Program Description
Illinois Health Careers offers an affordable and flexible evening program for dental assistant training twice a week. This is a 10-weeks program expanded over 20 modules, each of 2.5 hours. THEORETICAL AND CLINICAL COMPONENTS, COVERING DENTAL AND ORAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, CHAIRSIDE ASSISTING, RADIOLOGY, IMPRESSIONS, INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION, RESTORATIVE MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES, LAB MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES. This program will shape your dental assistant career and will teach you about all on-the-job skills and dental operations with its correct methodologies. Our programs are taught in live operating clinics. students will demonstrate skills in trello intraoral imaging, Panoramic and Ceph xrays. Surgical set up and tear down, sterilization. Chair side assisting and we also offer training materials to sit for the state boards upon successful completion of the program. In addition our program has Expanded Function training embedded in the course for Coronal polishing and sealant.
Established in 2015
CIP: 51-0601 Dental Assisting/Assistant.
Provider Information
Illinois Health Careers
Program Contact Info
Associated Job Families and Occupations
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
National Health Association
Quality Assurance
- Industry Standard: NHA
Education Information
Industry Recognized Certification
12 Weeks ( 2.50 Hours / 0.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $3,500.00 |
| Books | $150.00 |
| Total Cost | $3,650.00 |
Financial Aid
- Financial lender assistance, paymnet plan
Application Procedure
Student will fill out enrollement application.
ILLINOIS HEALTH CAREERS APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A COPY OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED AND MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER BY THE TIME OF THEIR PROGRAM COMPLETION. The tuition cap for this program is $5,000.00
Entry Requirements:
- HS Diploma/GED
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Internships
- Classroom Instruction
- Labs
- Weekend Classes
- Night Classes
- Online/E-Learning Instruction
- Open Entry/Exit