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Dental Assisting Certificate Program

Program Purpose

To prepare students to sit for certification in Dental Assisting and safely and effectively perform all those functions which are legal in Florida for the dental assistant to perform.
Employment Types

Dental Assistant

Program Length

1,230 clock hours

Admission Requirements

Applicants must complete all admission requirements to the College and must have graduated from high school or earned a GED. Applicants must have completed biology and chemistry in high school or college. Applicant must be able to enter at least ENC1101 and MAT1033. Cumulative GPA must be minimum of 2.0.

Academic Division

Division of Healthcare Professions
Financial Aid

Financial Aid Information
College Application

Information on Applying to TCC
Program Application

This is a limited access program with a limited number of seats per class. A program application, separate from the College admission application, is required by the published deadline for the term for which entry is desired. Application procedures for the Dental Assisting Program must be completed by the published application deadline. Application packets are available from the website www.tcc.fl.edu/dental.

Letters announcing admission decisions will be sent out approximately six weeks after the deadline date.
Contact for More Info

(850) 558-4523 or healthedu@tcc.fl.edu

Course Information

Program Courses:

DEA 0020* Preclinic Theory
DEA 0020L* Preclinic Lab
DEA 0800* Clinical Practice & Procedures I Theory
DEA 0800L* Clinical Practice & Procedures I Lab
DEA 0830* Expanded Function I Theory
DEA 0830L* Expanded Function I Lab
DEA 0831* Expanded Functions II Theory
DEA 0831L* Expanded Functions II Lab
DEA 0850* Clinical Practice and Procedures II Theory
DEA 0850L* Clinical Practice and Procedures II Lab
DES 0053* Nitrous Oxide Monitoring
DES 1020* Dental Anatomy/Head & Neck Anatomy Theory
DES 1020L* Dental Anatomy/Head & Neck Anatomy Lab
DES 1200* Dental Radiology
DES 1200L Dental Radiology Lab
DES 1600* Dental Office Emergencies
DES 2100* Dental Materials Theory
DES 2100L* Dental Materials Lab
DES 2502* Clinic and Office Management

*Courses that transfer into the A.S. degree dental hygiene program if passed with a grade of 'C' or better.