ATI Career Training Center offers a dental assisting diploma program that prepares students for chair-side dental assistant positions. Each student studies radiology, front office procedures, and dental laboratory techniques. An externship is required for all students. ATI Dallas is accredited by the Career Schools and Veteran’s Education Department.
ATI Career Training Center
Dental Assistant Program
1003 Technology Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75220
888-209-8264
aticareertraining.edu
Accredited by the Texas Dental Hygienist Association, Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry also known as HSC-BCD has trained dental hygienists for more than 100 years. HSC-BCD offers a bachelor and master degree in Dental Hygiene. HSC-BCD's innovative dental simulation clinic allows students hands-on practice without the concern of hurting a patient. Only 22 of these simulation clinics exist in North America.
Baylor College of Dentistry
3302 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246
214-828-8100
tambcd.edu
The dental assistant program at Concorde Career Institute teaches students skills in radiology, patient charts, and front desk requirements. Concorde’s dental laboratory provides hands-on training, such as preparing instruments, administering fluoride treatments, and processing patient X-rays. Students complete an externship, which prepares them for entry-level dental assisting. Concorde Career Institute is a branch campus of Concorde Career Institute Aurora, Colorado. The institute is accredited by the Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.
Concorde Career Institute
12606 Greenville Ave., Suite 130
Dallas, TX 75243
469-221-3400
concorde.edu/dallas
High-Tech Institute is authorized by Accrediting Council of Independent College and Schools to award dental assisting diplomas. The dental assistant diploma program gives students the skill set necessary to become an entry-level dental assistant. High-Tech requires all students to have 256 hours in an unpaid externship with a dental office. High-Tech Dallas is a branch campus of the Bryman School of Arizona. This campus is located in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
High-Tech Institute Dallas
4250 N. Beltline Road
Irving, TX 75038
800-265-1825
hightechinstitute.edu
Kaplan College offers a dental assistant diploma program that trains students to become chair-side assistants to a dentist. Accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, this program teaches students to take X-rays, create dental impressions, and sterilize and set up instrument trays. Students learn how to assist the dentist in four-handed dentistry. In addition to the dental skills, students acquire skills in dental office and records management. Kaplan College also offers students the opportunity to test for national certification in dental assisting.
Kaplan College
12005 Ford Road, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75234
800-987-6038
dallas.kaplancollege.com