Dental Assistant - Dickson

The Dental Assisting program at Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson is one year in length (1296 hours). The program consists of organized class instruction, laboratory and clinical practice, and clinical rotations in dental offices. The class meets Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Dental Assisting students study a wide array of subjects including radiology, dental materials, anatomy, physiology, chair-side assisting, oral pathology and dental specialties. During the third semester of the program, students are assigned to dental offices for clinical externships.

The program in Dental Assisting is accredited by the Commission of Dental Accreditation. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

Prospective students must attend at least one of the information sessions to begin the intake process. There is no need to file an application ahead of time. The information sessions will be on the TTC Dickson main campus. There is no need to call and reserve a seat in an information session. Click on the Directions menu choice at the top of this web page to access directions to the TTC Dickson main campus. Call the main campus in April of each year to find out the dates of the May information sessions.

Following is the schedule for the Dental Assisting program:

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Session Dates

Information

Sessions Held

Program

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April

May

September

Information sessions for the Dental Assisting program will be held on the following dates/times:

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Friday, May 18, 2012 2 p.m.

Diploma
Dental Assistant	1296 Hours

Course Length

432 Hours = 4 Months or 1 Trimester
Estimated Course Length = 12 Months or 3 Trimesters

Location:

Dickson

Books, Supplies, Tools and Fees

Please open the file below for a complete listing of items required to complete this program.

May 2012 Dental Assisting Book-Supply List.pdf

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SOC Code: 31-9091.00

(Click SOC code for more info about SOC 31-9091.00 from the Tennessee Career Information Delivery System)

Program Level: Diploma

Program Length: 1296 clock hours or 12 months or 44 weeks

Tuition and fees for entire program: $2,976

Books and supplies for entire program: $2,234

Student Debt:

TTC Dickson doesn’t participate in the student loan program.

Median Debt for Program Graduates:

TTC Dickson doesn’t participate in the student loan program.

Program Success:

100% of graduates from this program, who completed their studies in 2010-2011, completed it within 12 months.

Because the Dental Assisting program is a closed-enrollment program, all students start and finish at the same time. All completers will complete within 100% of the program length (12 months) unless a student is returning to the program to complete a previous enrollment and/or retake failed work.

The Council on Occupational Education, TTC Dickson's accrediting body, calculates the graduation rate for Dental Assistant students at 88.89% for the 2010-11 year.

Program Outcomes:

Job Placement Rate: 71.43%

Job placement rate as reported by: This job placement rate comes from TTC Dickson's 2010-11 report to our accrediting body - The Council on Occupation Education.

It reflects those students who completed the Dental Assisting program between September 2010 and August 2011 and were placed within their field of training.

Related Occupations:

Dental Assistants

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