Apply for a Dental Assistant scholarship!
Dental Assistant scholarships cover 100% of the tuition and books. Students are responsible for the certification exam fees.
- Application deadline: August 7, 2024
Dental Assistant Program
Free to those who qualify
The 100-hour Dental Assistant Program at Bucks prepares you for entry-level positions in one of the fastest-growing healthcare positions – Dental Assistant. The purpose of this course is to familiarize you with all areas of pre-clinical dental assisting and provide training in the professional skills required to function as an assistant in the dental practice. Our program is free for those who qualify for funding via PA CareerLink. Scholarships are also available.
This course covers the following key areas and topics – Administrative aspects include: the history of dentistry and dental assisting; introduction to the dental office; the legal aspects of dentistry; policies and guidelines. Clinical aspects include: introduction to oral anatomy; dental operatory; dental equipment; introduction to tooth structure; primary and permanent teeth; the oral cavity and related structures; proper patient positioning; dental hand-pieces; sterilization; and other areas.
Additionally, this course is designed to prepare you to sit for the DANB Radiology Health and Safety Examination (RHS). The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requires that any dental office employee who will be performing radiological procedures as auxiliary personnel (other than a licensed dentist or dental hygienist) must take and pass the DANB Radiology Health and Safety Examination (RHS) and register with the State. The cost of this exam is $250 and is not included as part of the cost of this program. The DANB exam is administered at Pearson Vue Centers.
DENTAL ASSISTANT Information Session INFO SESSION
Tuition: $0.00
Instructor: TBD
Where & When:
Zoom Live Online
Monday, 11/18/24
7:00pm
Dental Assistant Scholarship
Dental Assistant WHPAH 3000 WB2
Tuition: $2300.00
Instructor: Lisa Jones, EFDA
Where & When:
Newtown Campus
2/18/25-6/17/25
(no class 3/18 & 3/20) Tuesday & Thursday,
6:30pm-9:30pm Live Online (Zoom) 2/18/25-6/17/25
(no class 3/18 & 3/20) Tuesday & Thursday,
6:30pm-9:30pm
(no class 3/18 & 3/20) Tuesday & Thursday,
6:30pm-9:30pm Live Online (Zoom) 2/18/25-6/17/25
(no class 3/18 & 3/20) Tuesday & Thursday,
6:30pm-9:30pm
This is a hybrid course. The Tuesday sessions are in-person on the Newtown Campus and Thursday sessions are live online through Zoom. Students must attend both the in-person and online sessions.
For more information, email alliedhealth@bucks.edu.
NOTE: Registration opens on December 2, 2024.
Dental Assistant WHPAH 3000 WB4
Tuition: $2300.00
Instructor: Diane Dornisch, RDH, EFDA
Where & When:
Live Online (Zoom)
2/19/25-6/23/25
(no class 3/17, 3/19 & 5/26) Tuesday & Thursday,
6:30pm-9:30pm Newtown Campus 2/19/25-6/23/25
(no class 3/17, 3/19 & 5/26) Tuesday & Thursday,
6:30pm-9:30pm
(no class 3/17, 3/19 & 5/26) Tuesday & Thursday,
6:30pm-9:30pm Newtown Campus 2/19/25-6/23/25
(no class 3/17, 3/19 & 5/26) Tuesday & Thursday,
6:30pm-9:30pm
This is a hybrid course. The Tuesday sessions are live online through Zoom and the Thursday sessions are in-person on the Newtown Campus. Students must attend both the online and in-person sessions.
For more information, email alliedhealth@bucks.edu.
NOTE: Registration opens on December 2, 2024.
New! Dental Assistant for Non-Native English Speakers
Our exciting new program is perfect for intermediate and advanced English Language Learners (ELL) interested in becoming a Dental Assistant. This program is separate from the Dental Assistant program.
Textbooks
- Modern Dental Assisting, 13th Edition By D. Bird, CDA, RDA, RDH, MA and D.Robinson, CDA, MS
- ISBN: 978-0-3236-2485-5
- Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting, 13th Edition By D. Bird, CDA, RDA, RDH, MA and D. Robinson, CDA, MS
- ISBN: 978-0-3236-7316-7