Dental Assistant

Instructional Program (CIP)

Description

A. Course Objective:
Description:
To develop in the student the personal traits, communication, office, and assisting skills needed to perform as an effective entry-level dental assistant. Competencies to be achieved: Fundamentals of Dentistry: Handwashing, Treatment Room & Patient Prep, Patient Dismissal & Breakdown of Treatment Room, Coronal Polishing. Dental Office Administration: Greet Patient, Appointment Schedule, Insurance Claims, Patient file, Written Communication. Clinical Dental Procedures: Instrument Transfer, Cotton Rolls, Dry Angles, Oral Evacuation, Sealant, Amalgam Procedure, Composite Procedure, Root Canal Procedure, Crown Procedure, Routine or Uncomplicated Extraction, Additional Routine Clinical Procedures. Dental Equipment Use and Care: Chair Adjustment, Light Adjustment, Instrument Identification, Instrument Care, Tray Set-Up. Dental Radiography: Positioning for Radiographs, Radiographs Procedure, Film Processing, Mount Radiographs, Full Mouth, Identify Landmarks. Dental Materials: Dental Cement, Mix Alginate Impressions, Alginate Impressions.
B. Total Cost of Program (include all costs to student including testing, licensure):
$14,830.20/$14,961 20(hybrid)
C. Provide a list of all books required for the program (even if cost of books is included in tuition):
Career Prep Sequence
Career Prep, 2nd Custom Edition; T Lochhaas, R DeLaet; BJ Cohen, A DePetris; CP McKeague; Wolters Kluwer, 2017; ISBN 9781496373793
BLS for Healthcare Providers; American Heart Association/Channing Bete Company (2015 AHA guidelines); ISBN 9781616694074 Heartsaver Heartsaver® First Aid Student Workbook, American Heart Association/AHA (2015 AHA guidelines); Channing Bete Company; ISBN 9781616694227 Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing, 7th Edition; Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011; ISBN 9781608316922
Classroom Set. Professional Program. Dental Assistant, Custom 5th Edition; DJ Phinney, JH Halstead; Cengage, 2018; ISBN 9781337709149
Dental Assistant Workbook, Custom 5th Edition; DJ Phinney, JH Halstead; Cengage, 2018; ISBN 9781337711029 The Administrative Dental Assistant (textbook & workbook package), 4th
Edition; LJ Gaylor; Saunders/Elsevier, 2017; ISBN 9780323442558 Dental Radiography: Principles & Techniques, 5th Edition; J Iannucci, LJ Howerton; Saunders/Elsevier, 2017; ISBN 9780323297424 Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 6th Edition; LB Boyd; Saunders/Elsevier, 2018; ISBN 9780323474054 Dental Terminology, 3rd Edition; CM Dofka; Cengage, 2013; ISBN 9781133019718 Classroom Set. Mosby’s Dental Dictionary, 3rd Edition; Mosby/Elsevier, 2014; ISBN 9780323100120 Classroom Set
D. WIOA Contact for Enrollment Status /Credential Verification:
Name: Julie Becerra
Email: jbecerra@pmi.edu
Phone number: 520-326-1600
E. Direct Website link to the program:
https://pmi.edu/programs/certificate/dental-assistant
F. Refund Policy (provide a summary if Refund policy is not listed on school website):
REFUND POLICY: Refunds are calculated on the tuition and registration fee only. No refunds will be due on textbooks, uniforms and supplies. Full refunds will be issued in the event courses/programs are discontinued. Refunds for a cancellation are made within 30 days from the date of cancellation. A cancellation fee is not charged if the applicant cancels the enrollment within 3 business days of signing an Enrollment Agreement, but prior to starting classes.
1. A student terminating training within first 10% of enrollment period is entitled to a refund of: 90% less $100 cancellation charge.
2. A student terminating training after 10% but within the first 30% of the enrollment period is entitled to a refund of 70% less $100 cancellation charge.
3. A student terminating training after 30% but at or within the first 60% of the enrollment period is entitled to a refund of 40% less $100 cancellation charge.
4. A student terminating training after 60% of the enrollment period is not entitled to a refund.
G. Credentials:
• Industry Recognized: Yes
Nationally Recognized Industry Association or Organization:
Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. which is recognized by the American Dental Association.
• Stackable:
Yes Career Pathway: The Radiation Health and Safety is part of a sequence of credentials.
The purpose is
help graduates move along their career pathway to higher paying jobs.
• Portable:
Yes – Can work in a variety of dental settings across the nation.
• Accredited Curriculum:
(This is referring to the course being accredited,
not the test or school) Yes
Accrediting Agency and link to website: ABHES https://www.abhes.org/
J. Credential Attainment Rate:
Percentage of students in the last 24 months who obtained a postsecondary credential, or secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, during participation or within one year after exit from the training program. 89.57%

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