Brookhaven College is located in Carrollton, a Dallas suburb, and offers an accelerated 10-week dental assistant diploma that prepares students to work in dental offices. The program covers dental theory, terminology, chair-side procedures, taking dental radiographs and X-rays and an overview of digital radiology. Students participate in externships and clinical labs to learn skills, such as getting dental impressions and preparing materials for a variety of procedures. The program is designed to prepare students for state licensure.
Brookhaven College
3939 Valley View Lane
Farmers Branch
Dallas, TX?
972-860-4700
brookhavencollege.edu
Remington College, located in Garland, offers an eight-month dental assistant diploma that is designed to prepare students for entry-level jobs in dental clinics and private offices. The program offers standard courses on oral anatomy, radiology, chair-side procedures, fabricating temporary crowns, obtaining oral casts, taking and exposing X-rays and working with dental computer programs. Students are required to complete an externship for clinical experience before they are awarded a diploma.
Remington College--Dallas
1800 Eastgate Drive
Garland, TX 75041
800-560-6192
remingtoncollege.edu
Collin County Community College offers a two-year dental hygiene program at their Spring Creek campus in Plano, about 20 miles from downtown Dallas. The associate degree program includes a comprehensive curriculum that focuses on anatomy, histology, preventive dental care, pharmacology, peridontology and oral pathology. On completion, students are awarded a degree and are eligible to take the national and state board exams.
Collin County Community College
2800 East Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX 75074-3301
972-548-6791
ccccd.edu?