Dental Assistant

Instructional Program (CIP)

Description

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   Course Objective:
   

Description: To develop in students the professional characteristics, administrative skills, and clinical assisting abilities expected of entry-level dental assistants.

Competencies to be achieved:

1. 1. If you are using a third-party training provider to deliver the training for the program, please provide the information below:

Name of third-party training provider:

Address of third-party training provider:

Student fees associated with third-party training:

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   Total Cost of Program (include all costs to student including testing, licensure): (tuition: $14478; registration fee: $150; textbooks: $88316; uniform: $205Technology fee: 265. ; Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification and Radiation Health and Safety (RHS) examination: $175 Optional)

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   Provide a list of all books required for the program (even if cost of books is included in tuition): Career Prep; Ph
   Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Student Workbook, American Heart Association; Cb
   BLS for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association; Cb
   Practical Computer Literacy; Cen
   Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing; Lipp
   The Administrative Dental Assistant (text & workbook); Els
   Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach (text & workbook); Cen
   Dental Radiography: Principles & Techniques; Els
   Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide; Els
   Dental Terminology; Cen
   Mosby’s Dental Dictionary; Els

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   Provide a list of all supplies required for the program (even if costs are included in tuition): None

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   WIOA Contact for Enrollment Status /Credential Verification: (Very important, must be accurate)
   

Name: Stacey Nottingham

Email: snottingham@pmi.edu

Phone number: 602-265-7462

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   Direct Website link to the program: http://pmi.edu/Programs/Certificate/Dental-Assistant
   

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   Additional information:
   

• Background check requirements for licensing and background restrictions for working in the occupation: Yes

• Other requirements needed: Must obtain Dental Assisting National Board certification and Radiation Health and Safety examination prior to employment.

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   Refund Policy (provide a link to the school’s refund policy): https://pmi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-PMI-Catalog.pdf
   

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   Credentials: (Answer each question yes or no)
   

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  Industry Recognized: Developed and offered by or endorsed by a nationally recognized industry association or organization representing a sizable portion of the industry sector; a credential that is sought or accepted by companies within the industry sector for purposes of hiring or recruitment, which may include credentials from vendors of certain products. (Developed and offered by or endorsed by a nationally recognized industry association or organization representing a sizeable portion of the industry sector).
  

Yes or No: Yes

Nationally Recognized Industry Association or Organization:

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  Stackable: A credential is considered stackable when it is part of a sequence of credentials offered by the same or a different training provider. A stackable credential can be accumulated over time to build up an individual’s qualifications and help them to move along a career pathway or up a career ladder to different and potentially higher paying jobs. (Part of a sequence of credentials).
  

Yes or No: No

• Career Pathway: N/A

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  Portable- A credential is considered portable when it is recognized and accepted as verifying the qualifications of an individuals in other settings-either in other geographic areas, educational institutions, or by industries/employing companies. (Recognized in other geographical areas; by other educational institutions; or by other industries/companies).
  

Yes or No: Yes

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  Accredited: The goal of accreditation of an educational program is to ensure that the education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. The U.S. Department of Education webpage, accreditation in the United States provides lists of regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the Secretary of Education as reliable authorities conserving the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs they accredit. (This is referring to the course being accredited, not the test or school).
  

Yes or No: Yes

Accrediting Agency and link to website: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools; https://www.abhes.org

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   Credential Attainment Rate: Percentage of students in the last 24 months who obtained a postsecondary credential within one year after exit from the training program.  5%
   

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