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Dental Assisting
Diploma
Sioux City Campus
You can get free tuition for this program through the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship. To apply for free tuition, start by filling out your FAFSA.
Program Description
This program is designed to prepare students to assume an active role in providing quality dental services under the direction of a licensed dentist. Preparation includes infection control management, chairside assisting procedures in general and specialty dentistry; management of medical and dental emergencies; intra- and extra-oral radiographic procedures; patient education; fabrication of oral appliances; and basic business office procedures. Program specific admission criteria must be met.
This program prepares the student for licensure in Iowa. WITCC has not made a determination as to whether the program curriculum meets all other state’s educational requirements for licensure or certification. If you wish to work outside the state of Iowa please contact the state agency in which you hope to work for details about licensure or certification. State Board of Dentistry to confirm eligibility for registration or credentialing.
Iowa Dental Board
400 SW Eighth Street, Suite D
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4687
Phone 515-281-5157
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4687
Phone 515-281-5157
Contact information for other State and Regional Dental Practice Boards: www.danb.org. Click on "Links to Allied Health Organizations."
Contacts
Joni Miller, CDA, RDA, EFDA, BS, Ext 3240 Room L314 joni.miller@witcc.eduKathy Pierce, CDA, RDA, EFDA, BS, Ext 1349 Room L314 kathy.pierce@witcc.edu
Pam Ives, Career Navigator, Ext. 1313 Room A307, pamela.ives@witcc.edu
Teri Peterson MSN, RN Associate Dean of Health Sciences, Ext 1421 Room L309 teri.peterson@witcc.edu
Required Classes
| FULL TIME STUDIES | ||
| SDV 108 | The College Experience | 1 |
| DEA 101 | Professional Orientation | 1 |
| DEA 256 | Dental Anatomy | 2 |
| DEA 270 | Dental Therapeutics | 3 |
| DEA 405 | Dental Materials | 4 |
| DEA 508 | Fundamentals of Dental Assisting | 7 |
| DEA 303 | Dental Radiography | 4 |
| DEA 613 | Dental Assisting Specialties | 6 |
| DEA 701 | Dental Office Procedures | 1 |
| ENG 105 | Composition I | 3 |
| PSY 111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PART-TIME STUDIES | ||
| SDV 108 | The College Experience | 1 |
| DEA 101 | Professional Orientation | 1 |
| DEA 256 | Dental Anatomy | 2 |
| DEA 270 | Dental Therapeutics | 3 |
| DEA 701 | Dental Office Procedures | 1 |
| PSY 111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| ENG 105 | Composition I | 3 |
| DEA 405 | Dental Materials | 4 |
| DEA 508 | Fundamentals of Dental Assisting | 7 |
| DEA 303 | Dental Radiography | 4 |
| DEA 613 | Dental Assisting Specialties | 6 |
TOTAL CREDITS: 35.00
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4647 Stone Avenue
Sioux City, Iowa 51106
800.352.4649
712.274.6400
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