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Dental Assisting, Diploma
Dental Assisting, Diploma
at Westmoreland County Community College
Pittsburgh Catalog
Dental assistants perform many tasks, ranging from patient care and taking X-rays to recordkeeping and scheduling appointments. Their duties vary by state and by the dentists’ offices where they work.
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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.
Showing wage data for: Pittsburgh, PA
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Hourly Wage
$37,050
$46,840
$61,190
$17.81
$22.52
$29.42
Admissions
Basic Application Process - Health Professions
- Complete and submit an Application for Admission to
- the college
- Download one of the following for details on additional requirements:
- Complete and submit a Health Professions Programs Application
- Submit official transcript from all secondary schools attended, graduate equivalency degree (GED) programs and any other formal educational program beyond high school.
- Fall Start Only:
- Application Deadline: April 1 prior to Fall start
- Acceptance Notification: Early April