The dental school at the University of Texas at Houston is a large, comprehensive program that offers 10 accredited programs for aspiring dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants. The university also offers a DDS/PhD in collaboration with the UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The DDS program admits approximately 80 students a year, which typically take three to four years to complete after receiving your BA. Students take courses in oral disease prevention and operative dentistry, as well as academic courses in oral ethics, oral histology, dental anatomy and more. The Dental Hygienist program involves many of the same courses and can be completed in as little as two years. Financial aid is available for those who qualify, and the university has a limited number of academic scholarships available each year.
University of Texas at Houston
6516 John Freeman Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030-3402
713-500-4000
uthouston.edu
The Academy of Health Care Professionals in Houston offers a two year program for students looking to enter the field of oral and dental assisting. Training in the program includes learning skills in basic cleaning, preventative dentistry and nutrition, infection control and much more. The school also trains students in front office procedures as well as clinical skills such as dental X-rays, preparing molds and models and taking impressions. The program ends with placement in an externship in a professional dental office. The Academy has two locations in Houston and offers night and weekend classes to help work around a student's busy schedule.
Academy of Health Care Professionals- Houston Southwest
8313 Southwest Freeway, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77074
1-800-487-6728
ahcp.edu
Academy of Health Care Professionals- Houston Northwest
240 Northwest Mall Blvd.
Houston, TX 77092
1-800-487-6728
ahcp.edu
Everest University is a group of large, for-profit universities with a location in Houston that offers training and certification in Dental Assisting. The two year program takes an intensive, hands-on approach to education, with extensive professional equipment and experienced instructors. Everest University emphasizes small work teams and class sizes and has many transition and placement services for students when they near graduation. Financial aid and tuition deferment are available for students who qualify.
Everest University
7151 Office City Drive, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77087
713-645-7404
Everest.edu