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Dental Assisting Certificate of Achievement
Dental Assisting Certificate of Achievement
at City College of San Francisco
Bay Area Catalog
The program of study for the Certificate of Achievement in Dental Assisting is designed to prepare students to take the licensing examination to be a Registered Dental Assistant as administered by the Dental Board of California and also to take the national certification examination to be a Certified Dental Assistant as administered by the Dental Assisting National Board.
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Dental Assistants
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. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.
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