Coordinator:
Teachers:
- Lois Aguiar- Curriculum Leader
- Catherine Johnson
- Maura Marshalek
Teachers Assistant:
Program Description
The Dental Assistant program provides students with an overview of dental assisting and gives them experience in the dental field.
It provides the educational background and vocational skills necessary for entry-level positions as dental assistants.
Students receive training in basic and expanded dental functions. The program includes classroom theory and clinical practice.
Students assist in the operation of the GNB Voc-Tech Dental Sealant Clinic, opened in November 2000 with the help of area dental professionals,
to serve second-grade students in the City of New Bedford. Additional time is spent gaining experience in a variety of dental offices.
Sophomore students participate in a community service project by bringing their knowledge to various preschools.
Students also acquire administrative skills; communication skills; and knowledge of dental terminology, anatomy,
dental materials, infection control and radiology.
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry has approved the school's radiography course as an acceptable pathway
toward state radiography certification.
Students who complete the course and pass a hands-on written exam are recognized as radiography-certified dental assistants.
Qualified students receive this certification at the end of their Junior year.
Upon completion of the program, qualified dental assistant students are certified in Radiography and are able to take the Dental Assisting National
Board Examination for radiation health and safety and infection control.
This program prepares students for employment as dental assistants and for post-secondary education.
Course of Study
Freshman
- 7001 Exploratory Program for Freshmen
- Dental Assistant Shop (9)
- Dental Terminology
Sophomore
- Dental Terminology
- 70S2 Infection Control
- 70S2 Administrative Skills
- 70S2 (10) Dental Assistant Shop
Junior
- 60S3 Head and Neck Anatomy
- 61S3 Radiology
- 62S3 Dental Materials
- 70S3 (11) Dental Assistant Shop
Senior
- 60S4 Morphology
- 61S4 Law and Ethics
- 62S4 Nutrition
- 70S4 (12) Dental Assistant Shop
For more information, contact Mr. Watt at (508) 998-3321, ex. 267 or email him at
rwatt@gnbvt.edu.
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