In Under Four Months Be Certified and Ready for Employment.
Would you like a career with job security, good pay and professional work environment?
If you said, "Yes" then a career, as a Dental Assistant
may be right for you. According to the Bureau for Labor Statistics, employment in this field is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2018.
Currently there are more openings available than there are Dental Assistants to go around!
The demand is there - why not take advantage of this opportunity?
1. Your job as a dental assistant is recession proof.
2. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports average assistants salary for 2010 was around $16.40 per hour.
3. Your job may come with benefits such as paid vacation, and sick leave, medical insurance and hospitalization, reimbursement for continuing education course fees, pension plans, 401(k), and profit sharing or bonus plans.
4. You'll work in a professional environment assisting with dental procedures, lab work and office duties.
5. You can find employment anywhere in the United States - Dental Assisting is a transportable career.
How To become a Dental Assistant
We can train you in 13 weeks with 78 hours of lecture and lab. (Our evening and weekend schedules will allow you to maintain your work, school or family commitments.) You will then complete a 50 hour dental assistant internship with a practicing dentist, and complete testing and application requirements to obtain your New Mexico Certification in the Expanded Function of Dental Radiography. After you graduate you'll have the skills to get a job as a Dental Assistant. After some experience, graduates become office managers, Dental Assistant Instructors, dental product sales representatives, and even move on to Dental Hygiene, which is highly competitive. Why not call today for more information or to set up a tour of the school?
Cherri D. Carolus, Director/Chief Instructor
Cherri Carolus is a working Dental Assist...