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The award-winning Dental Assisting program is a one-year Applied Technology Diploma program that will begin an exciting career for you in the dental profession. This is a limited-access program. Completion of this program does not require General Education coursework.
The Dental Assisting program is designed to train individuals to perform as efficient dental professionals in a dental health environment. Students will gain exposure to various areas such as dental radiography, dental materials, chair-side assisting, infection control and more.
Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to sit for the Dental Assisting National Board. The program is 50 credits for a total of 1,230 contact hours and is fully accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Comments
In accordance with the Commission on Dental Accreditation policy on Third Party Comments, the College of Central Florida Dental Programs-Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting are soliciting comments pertaining to the standards for Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Education or policies and procedures used in the Commission’s accreditation process. All comments must:
- Pertain only to the standards or policies and procedures used in the Commission’s accreditation process
- Be signed or unsigned however, signatures will be removed from comments prior to forwarding them to the program
The Commission will accept only comments pertaining to the standards or policies and procedures.
A copy of the accreditation standards and/or the Commission’s policy on third-party comments may be obtained by contacting the Commission at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611 or by calling 800-621-8099, ext. 4653.
These comments should be received in the Commission’s office 30 days prior to the site visit on April 2-4, 2025.
Comments should be submitted to:
Third Party Comments
Commission on Dental Accreditation
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Or by fax to: 312-440-2915
For information about the site visit, ontact Dental Hygiene Program Manager Jerelyn Zacke, zackej@cf.edu, 352-873-5881, ext. 1230 or the Dental Assisting Program Manager Jennifer Luffman, luffmanj@cf.edu, 352-873-5881, ext. 1702.
Dental Assisting programs are limited access.
Limited access programs have admissions processes and criteria beyond general college admissions. While any student meeting the minimum criteria is encouraged to apply, not all applicants may be accepted.
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