Dental Assistant Certificate Program

Start a new career and a new future in 10 weeks with a dental assistant certificate from MIHC!

Benefit from hands-on learning in a real dental office. You learn by doing so you have the skills to be confident and successful your first day on the job.

The Dental Assisting Program at MIHC is designed to provide the necessary education and training for graduates to become proficient in the delivery of their duties and knowledgeable about the delivery of dental health care.

Our training is specifically designed to give you the hands on experience and real life examples required to make you a confident and competent dental assistant.

Dental assistants perform a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. They work chairside as dentists examine and treat patients. They make patients as comfortable as possible in the dental chair, prepare them for treatment, and obtain their dental records. Assistants hand instruments and materials to dentists and keep patients’ mouths dry and clear by using suction or other devices. Assistants also sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment, prepare trays of instruments for dental procedures, and instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care.   In addition, students will learn about:

• Dental radiology
• Impressions
• Oral Anatomy and Diseases
• Crown and Bridges
• Endodontics
• Preparation of Plastic Dental Models
• Pediatric Dentistry
• Restorations
• Oral surgery
• And much more!

The student will be taught in the actual practicing dental office.  Our instructors have many years of experience and provide a very comprehensive course of study in a safe and enjoyable atmosphere.  Dental healthcare can be a rewarding and enormously satisfying career.

Our Training Course Provides:

• Targeted instruction focused entirely on the dental profession, ensuring our students are job ready upon completion
• Highly Qualified instructors with over 25 years of dental office experience
• Small class size, allowing for one on one time with the instructor
• Hands on experience in all aspects of clinical duties
• Classes are held in an actual dentist's office, when patients are not present
• Our Textbooks, Workbooks and CD Rom Training Software are excellent training tools
• Assistance in preparing a Professional Resume and job interviewing techniques
• CPR Training (optional)

Program Admission Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED certificate
• Completed Application Form
• A personal interview prior to enrollment. The admissions representative will clearly outline all the programs, benefits and schedules.
• No healthcare or medical office work experience is required

Program Basics:

• Certificate of Completion requiring 10 weeks to complete
• Classes in the mornings, evening and during weekends
• Student much achieve a “C” grade or better (70%) in the course to be eligible to progress and obtain certification.

For more information on our Dental Assisting classes, please call our offices at (708) 366-6767 or send us a message using our contact form.