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Dental Assistant

Offered By: Penn Foster Career School

Learn the skills you need to become a Dental Assistant- at home, at your own pace. As a Dental Assistant, you'll need to know how to manage the medical office, schedule appointments and update patient records. You'll get hands–on training in Dental terminology and anatomy, preventive dentistry and nutrition, disease transmission, pathology, dental emergencies, radiology, and pharmacology. You'll learn every important part of being a Dental Assistant: working efficiently with the dentist, communicating effectively with patients, disinfecting dental tools properly, and managing a dental office. Learn in your spare time and earn your Dental Assistant Career Diploma. The program includes the textbooks, lessons, and learning aids you need to complete your program along with toll-free instructional support and access to student services by email, phone, and mail.