Dental Support Assistant Certification Prep Program
MedCertify’s online Dental Support Assistant program prepares students for AMCA’s Dental Support Technician Certification (DSTC) and an exciting new career in the dental field. In 6 months or less, you will learn, at your own pace, the skills needed to be a certified Dental Support Assistant. Along with certification prep and job training, our staff will help you enter the workforce through career development.
Courses
Total Flexibility
Online, on-demand training so you can study at your time and pace on any device – total flexibility.
6-Month Access
Students will have 6-months access to all the training material.
Mentor Support
Take advantage of weekday and weekend online live Zoom mentoring sessions.
Exam Fee
One certification exam fee is covered by us with tuition. *Ask for more details.
Career Development
Career development with resume building and job placement assistance.
Courses
- Dental Support and Dental Sciences
- Nutrition and Assisting with Diagnostics and Prevention
- Dental Radiography and Restorative Procedures
- Assist with Comprehensive Patient Care and Dental Practice Management
- Office Productivity, Professional Office Development, and Career Development
- Program Total Duration
- 6 Weeks
- 5 Weeks
- 4 Weeks
- 4 Weeks
- 3 Weeks
- 22 Weeks
Dental support and Dental Sciences – 6 Weeks
Nutrition and Assisting with Diagnostics and Prevention – 5 Weeks
Dental Radiography and Restorative Procedures – 4 Weeks
Assist with Comprehensive Patient Care and Dental Practice Management – 4 Weeks
Office Productivity, Professional Office Development, and Career Development – 3 Weeks
Total Duration – 22 Weeks
A Dental Support Assistant can perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. Dental Support Assistants may perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Prepare patients, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist the dentist during dental procedures.
- Record treatment information in patient records.
- Assist dentists in management of medical or dental emergencies.
- Order and monitor dental supplies and equipment inventory.
- Expose dental diagnostic x-rays.
Career & Certification
Dental Support Technician Certification (DSTC)
A Dental Support Technician Certification is designed for the entry level dental employee. This certification may help advance to other positions through experience or additional training.
- Dentist Office – General Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry
- Specialty Dental Offices – Orthodontist, Endodontist, etc
- Oral Surgeons
Employment of dental assistants is projected to grow 8 percent from 2021 to 2031, faster than the average for all occupations.
About 56,400 openings for dental assistants are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
According to BLS.GOV, The median annual wage for dental assistants was $34,120 in May 2021.
Mentor Support
Students will have 6-months access to all the training material.
Exam Fee
One certification exam fee is covered by us with tuition. *Ask for more details.
Tuition
Scholarship Options Are Available
Students who enroll in MedCertify’s career training programs come from different backgrounds. Whether you’re a first-time student, recently unemployed or just seeking a new career, we provide different scholarship opportunities to help pay for your education. Please speak with one of our admissions representatives to discuss your scholarship options and opportunities.
The MyCAA (My Career Advancement Account) Scholarship is strictly for military spouses and is used as a workforce development program. In addition, the MyCAA scholarship provides up to $4,000 tuition assistance.
This scholarship will help military spouses cover the entire cost of courses at MedCertify as they pursue certificates and certifications necessary to gain employment in high-demand, high growth portable career fields, and occupations. Let an Admission Representative discuss the scholarship with you today!
The Army Credentialing Assistance (CA) program provides qualifying soldiers with up to $4,000 in educational benefits. Soldiers can utilize these benefits to pay for all necessary books, supplies, and associated materials required for an approved training course and/or exam. Utilization of this program helps to increase the Soldier’s value to and competitiveness of the Army through helping Soldiers attain industry recognized credentials. Credentialing Soldiers helps to improve overall Army readiness through retention of quality Soldiers. This further enhances Soldiers career progression, and provides Soldiers with skills and capabilities reflective of civilian qualifications. Funding is provided for voluntary off-duty courses and/or exams leading to an industry-recognized academic or vocational credential listed in the Army CA website.
The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) implemented Priority of Service for all Veterans to provide scholarship assistance through SWAs, local WIBs, One‐Stop Career Centers, and other targeted grantees.
Priority of service means the right of veterans to take precedence over a non‐covered person in obtaining all employment and training services.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program offers scholarships to certain dislocated workers in the United States. Adults that have been terminated or laid off (including self-employed), eligible for or exhausted unemployment income and unlikely to return to industry or occupation are eligible for this scholarship.
Spouses of a member of the Armed Forces who lost employment due to permanent change in duty station or is unemployed, underemployed and has difficulty finding or upgrading employment may also be eligible.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a program developed by the U.S. Department of Labor to help improve the public workforce system and help low income adults and other eligible adults meeting certain criteria. WIOA also helps employers hire and retain skilled workers. MedCertify has partnered with the Department of Labor to offer courses that prepare students for national certification in the medical, business, and IT fields.
