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Dental Assisting & Dental Radiography
Dental Assisting & Dental Radiography
at Frederick Community College
Washington, D.C. Catalog
Prepare for a successful dental career with training at FCC. Develop your skills, enhance your credentials, and gain industry-recognized certifications.
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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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$37,350
$49,380
$62,590
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Requirements • English reading and listening skills* • Current AHA Basic Life Support CPR card or registration in CPR Basic Life Support (SAF157). • Oral Radiography requires dental assisting and/or dental anatomy knowledge, dental assisting experience or successful completion of a dental assisting program.