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Dental Assistant Training
at South Florida Dental Assisting School
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South Florida Dental Assisting School (SFDAS) offers an accelerated 12-week dental assisting program under the direction of an actual dentist. Students learn by doing in a fully functioning dental office! Saturday and evening classes allow students to continue their current jobs while training for a new career. Small class sizes allow for maximum student-teacher interaction, ensuring a complete understanding of skills and techniques. From the first class, you will start to develop the specialized skills to excel in a career as a dental assistant. Dental assistants are vital members of a respected workforce with great hours, excellent benefits, and competitive pay!
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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
$17.19
$18.31
$24.19
Admissions
Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED or take a placement assessment exam to be eligible to take the course.