Centura College

A Clean Pathway to Success

Prepare for a dynamic role in a dental office with Centura College’s curriculum. As a Dental Assistant, you’ll perform a variety of functions, including assisting the Dentist during chairside procedures, processing X-rays, preparing dental instruments for patient treatment, and educating patients on oral hygiene and care.

Understanding the Role of a Dental Assistant

Our Dental Assistant program hones your expertise in laboratory duties including:

• Creating temporary crowns
• Dentures and bridges
• Other dental products

Additionally, you’ll learn office functions like:

• Scheduling appointments
• Receiving patients
• Processing payments and bills
• Ordering supplies

Medical Assisting careers can open the doors to working alongside doctors and nurses in many health care settings. Some people focus their training on the clinical side of the business so they can have a more direct hands-on approach with patients. Others focus on the office management side of the business, where management, administration, and technological skills allow them to excel. Wherever you decide to focus, completing your medical assisting training can give you the opportunity to work in a doctor’s office, hospital, long-term care facility, or any other health care facilities that help people in your community. Before graduating, you take the American Medical Tech Exam. Once passed, you earn the RMA Credential and are a Registered Medical Assistant.