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If you're interested in dental assisting as a career or already a dental assistant and are looking for more chairside skills, particularly in orthodontics, check out Wake Tech's non-degree dental assisting training.
A course on intraoral dental radiography provides a basic view of the principles and procedures of radiology as they apply to dentistry.
The Orthodontic Chairside Dental Assisting Skills course provides hands-on, manikin-based training in the duties and functions performed by an orthodontic assistant in an orthodontist's practice. Students will learn about orthodontic instruments and their functions, digital scanning with iTero and intraoral photography, as well as how to provide oral hygiene instruction to patients wearing appliances and how to communicate with their parents or guardians. The course also covers orthodontic DA II functions recognized by the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners, including placing and removing orthodontic arch wires, ligature wires or lock pins; inserting interdental spacers; and fitting orthodontic bands or brackets. Upon completion, students will receive a certificate of completion for 16 hours of orthodontic dental assisting training.
The Spanish for the Dental Professional course is designed to equip dental professionals with the cultural knowledge and basic dental terminology to communicate with their Spanish-speaking patients. Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to: identify the parts of the face, pronounce terms in the target language, give chairside instructions to patients, use basic vocabulary to describe dental treatments and procedures, ask emergency diagnostic questions, identify cognates, take patient history, give oral hygiene instructions, discuss dental problems, give post-procedural instructions, assist patients in making appointments, express numbers from 0 to 10,000, tell time and dates, discuss insurance benefits and copayments and understand cultural tendencies in the Latino community.
Workforce Continuing Education offers financial assistance for many workforce training programs through the Propel program and other resources. Email [email protected] for more information.
This course provides a basic view of the principles and procedures of radiology as they apply to dentistry. Topics include techniques in exposing, processing, and evaluating digital images, as well as radiation safety, quality assurance, and legal issues. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate at a minimum competency manikin level in the production of diagnostically acceptable dental images using appropriate safety precautions.
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
This course provides hands-on, manikin-based training in the duties and functions performed by an orthodontic assistant in an orthodontist's practice. Students will learn about orthodontic instruments and their functions, digital scanning with iTero, and intraoral photography, as well as how to provide oral hygiene instruction to patients wearing appliances and how to communicate with their parents or guardians. The course also covers orthodontic DA II functions recognized by the NC Board of Dental Examiners, including placing and removing orthodontic arch wires, ligature wires, or lock pins; inserting interdental spacers; and fitting orthodontic bands or brackets. On completion, students will receive a certificate of completion for 16 hours of orthodontic dental assisting training.
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
This course is designed to equip dental professionals with the cultural knowledge and basic dental terminology to communicate with their Spanish-speaking patients.
| Section | Start Date | End Date | Location | Instructor | Price | Open Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300317 | Perry Health Sciences Campus | Phillips | 77.00 | 19 | Register |