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Dental Assisting
at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
Miami Catalog
The objective of the Dental Assisting program is to provide quality educational training designed to meet the current and future needs of the Dental Health Industry. To accomplish this, the following guidelines are established: assist students to choose, prepare for, enter, and be gainfully employed as Dental Assistants; offer a program that emphasizes sound fundamentals while responding to the needs of the Dental Assisting industry; provide courses to meet current and specific needs of the student and this industry.
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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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$35,760
$38,080
$50,310
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$24.19
Admissions
Admission Requirements:
- Students must be at least 16 years old and not attending high school
- Application
- Interview by a guidance counselor
- Fees for supplies and textbooks are required. Graduation Requirements:
- Completion of all Occupational Completion Points (OCP’s)
- Satisfy Minimum Basic Skills Requirements
- Mathematics 10 Language 10 Reading 10
- No financial obligations
- Students must complete the Clearance packet to received to receive their program certificate This program operates on an open-entry, open-exit basis. Students may enter the program anytime during the school year. Entrance is dependent upon space availability.