Dental Assisting

Intro

The Dental Assisting program is designed to prepare for employment of the professional Chairside Assistant. Students focus on the basics of dental assisting, nutrition, dental prevention, dental disease, infection control, instruments and tray setups for dental procedures, dental materials, anatomy, radiology, dental specialties, law and ethics, CPR, and clinical experience. 

Objectives

  • Correlate the knowledge of anatomy, physiology, psychology, and microbiology to the roles and responsibilities of a dental assistant.
  • Identify commonly used equipment, supplies, instrumentation, and medications used in the dental chairside setting.
  • Apply the principles of asepsis to the dental office and its environment.
  • Perform competently and safely the skills of a dental assistant.
  • Use legal, moral, and ethical principles to evaluate the care of a dental patient.
  • Demonstrate the professional attributes of a dental assistant.
  • Pass the final exam and certifications for the dental field.
 

 

Courses

How to Apply

About Your Program
Bridgerland Technical College is open year-round. Most programs are open-entry, which means you can start the program at the beginning of every month as long as there is space available. Please contact a Student Success Advisor with any questions you may have about a program. You can check the start dates here.

Make an appointment with a Student Success Advisor here >>

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Admissions

Complete the Certificate-Seeking Application below. College admission policy requires a student to have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent (e.g. GED).

Fill out the Certificate-Seeking Application here >>

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Programmatic Requirements
Students will receive additional pre-enrollment programmatic requirements, if applicable, via email. If you have not received this email within 24 business hours, please check your spam or junk mail folders.

WorkKeys Assessment

Workplace Documents (Level 5), Applied Math (Level 4), and Graphic Literacy (Level 4). Schedule an appointment here.

Please note: A composite ACT score of 17 or a composite SAT score of 930 can waive assessment requirements if taken no more than four years prior to enrollment. If you attended BTECH as a high school student, you may be able to waive the Academic Assessment with your grades. Contact a Student Success Advisor for more information. 

CPR/Basic Life Support Card

Dental Assisting students are required to provide proof of and maintain a current CPR/Basic Life Support Card. Please see the following link for the Bridgerland Technical College BLS Provider CPR course: https://btech.edu/bls-provider-cpr/. If you are getting the certification outside of Bridgerland, make sure it is the Healthcare Provider certification. An online course with no hands-on component will not work.

Immunization Verification

      • TDAP (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) ( current within 10 years)
      • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) (2 series injection)
      • Hepatitis B (3 series injection) (current within 3 years) - Any prospective student with a hepatitis b series over three years old is asked to verify immunity through a titer test. A hepatitis B titer test, also known as a Hepatitis B IgG titer test, is a blood test that measures the level of hepatitis B surface antibodies (anti-HBs) in your blood. The test can determine if you are immune to the hepatitis B virus, which can be from vaccination or a previous infection. It can also evaluate the need for a hepatitis B vaccine or hepatitis B immunoglobulin after a needle prick. 

In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) and to minimize risk to students and staff, each student must have documentation of current immunizations/vaccinations before acceptance into the certificate program. Immunizations/vaccinations may be waived with documentation of acceptable titer or written documentation from a physician of immunization risk.

Tuberculosis Test (TB Test)

Your Doctor or local Health Department performs the TB test. It is a two-phase injection to evaluate exposure to Tuberculosis. It must be current within 12 months.

Schedule your Academic Assessment here >>

If applicable, upload ACT/SAT score here >>

Upload all documents here >>

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Enrollment/Registration
Once the programmatic requirements have been completed, the next step is to meet with a Student Services Representative to complete your enrollment. You will declare your starting date, enrolled hours, and set up your payment schedule.

The first month's payment or completed Financial Aid is required at the time of enrollment. No appointment is necessary. If you have any questions, Student Services can be reached at 435-753-6780 or studentservices@btech.edu or you can visit us in person at the Logan Campus! 

Financial Aid

FAFSA - PELL GRANT

Checklist

Social Security Number OR Your Alien Registration number (if you're not a U.S. citizen)

Federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned

Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)

Records of untaxed income (if applicable)

The Process

Apply for FAFSA at FAFSA.gov and BTECH school code: 014257.

BTECH receives student FAFSA records.

Financial Aid will send an email to students to create a VerifyMyFafsa Account.

The student creates an account and submits the required documentation.

Students will complete enrollment with BTECH.

Financial Aid will email the student a link to schedule a required Financial Aid Offer meeting.

Pell Grant is disbursed.

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Scholarships

Checklist

I have my Student ID

Letter of Recommendation

I have a personal history/career objective

I have my high school transcript

The Process

Apply for scholarships at https://btech.edu/scholarships (soft deadline (5th of each month).

BTECH emails a link to schedule a Scholarship Interview.

Interview with the Scholarship Committee (generally 3rd Tuesday of each month).

BTECH evaluates the interview rubric and available funds.

Notified of award results within 4 weeks.

The student will receive a link to schedule a meeting to accept the award.

BTECH disburses scholarships.

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Veterans

Complete the Veterans checklist.

Reach out to the VA Certifying Official at nmcinelly@btech.edu.

If you have any questions please make an appointment with a Student Success Advisor here.

Tuition
and Fees
Estimated Equalized Payment
$3,046 $338
this is an estimate based on
Course fees may vary full-time enrollment
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Estimated Books
& Supplies
Pell
Eligible
Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment Yes
High School Adult Students:
Arranged
varies by school
Mon - Thurs -
8 am to 5 pm
Fri - 8 am to 2:30 pm
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Hours
Per Week
Certificate
Duration
20-30  29 credits 
8-10 months

**Part-time attendance is the minimum requirement.

Logan Campus
1385 North 600 West
Logan, Utah 84321

Living Miscellaneous personal
$8,478 $2,430
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Transportation Dependent care
$1,683 $378
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Disability-related Professional licensure, certification, or a first professional credential
$117 $0

Outcome Data

Reported Annually to the Accrediting Agency Council on Occupational Education

Completion: 83%
Job Placement: 93%
Withdrawal: 17%

Outcome statistics are compiled annually based upon Training Outcome surveys conducted with students post-graduation. Data is gathered through coordination with the student, faculty, Student Services Office personnel, and licensing agencies.

Employment Outlook

What is the difference between a job and a career?
The words career and job are very different. To be specific, a job is what you show up to for work; a career spans your lifetime and includes your education, training, and professional memberships, and is something you love doing.

Find out the employment trends in this career here.

For additional information on occupational profile, please click here.

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Our Mission

The mission of the Bridgerland Technical College is to deliver competency-based, employer-guided career and technical education to both secondary and post-secondary students through traditional and technology-enhanced

methodologies. This hands-on technical education provides occupational education, skills training, and workforce development to support the educational and economic development of the Bear River Region. 

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Telephone: 435-753-6780

Student Services
Monday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Wednesday: 8 am - 6 pm
Thursday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
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Telephone: 435-734-0614

Student Services
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Tuesday: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
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1301 North 600 West, Logan, UT 84321

Brigham City Campus . 435-734-0614
325 West 1100 South Brigham City, UT 84302