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Carmen Dones
Dean, Academic Affairs
Los Angeles
West LA College
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Carmen Dones
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Program Details
Orthodontic Dental Assistant Certificate of Achievement
New Program
Dental Assistant (124010)
09/01/23
The Orthodontic Assistant Certificate of Achievement is an entry level workforce preparation program that prepares students for employment as an Orthodontic Assistant. The courses are an alternative pathway in dental assisting program that meets the next level requirements for a level II Certificate of Achievement award. This certificate is stackable to the level I Certificate of Achievement in Fundamentals of Dental Assisting.
Prerequisites for entering the Orthodontic Assistant certification program is 6 months of clinical dental assisting experience, and industry certifications to practice dental assisting, including: An 8-Hour Infection Control Course, 2. California Dental Practice Act, 3.CPR (AHA or Red Cross AGD-PACE/ADA-CERP), 4. 32 hr. Radiation Safety (Dental Board of California requirements).
| Session | Projected completions |
|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 15 |
| Spring 2024 | 20 |
| Fall 2025 | 25 |
| Spring 2023 | 30 |
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
The Orthodontic Assistant 15.5-unit CTE certificate of achievement is intended for workforce preparation and is a level II certificate. The Orthodontic Assistant program is a stackable CTE award to the level 1 Fundamentals of Dental Assisting Certificate of Achievement, is an alternative pathway to dental assisting, and prepares students for employment as a chairside orthodontic assistant to support the orthodontist.
Course Units and Hours
15.5
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Course Report
The Orthodontic Assistant Certificate of Achievement is an entry level workforce preparation program that prepares students for employment as an Orthodontic Assistant. The courses are an alternative pathway in dental assisting program that meets the next level requirements for a level II Certificate of Achievement award. This certificate is stackable to the level I Certificate of Achievement in Fundamentals of Dental Assisting.
Prerequisites for entering the Orthodontic Assistant certification program is 6 months of clinical dental assisting experience, and industry certifications to practice dental assisting, including: An 8-Hour Infection Control Course, 2. California Dental Practice Act, 3.CPR (AHA or Red Cross AGD-PACE/ADA-CERP), 4. 32 hr. Radiation Safety (Dental Board of California requirements).
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN AST 001 | Orientation to Dental Assisting | 2 | |
| DEN AST 007 | Infection Control for the Dental Setting | 1 | |
| DEN AST 013 | Practice Management | 2 | |
| DEN AST 008 or 012 | Introduction to Dental Radiology or Dental Assisting Clinical Sciences | 3 | |
| ALD HTH 021 | Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers | .5 | |
| DEN AST 003 | Dental Assisting Seminar | 1 | |
| DEN AST 017 | The Science of Orthodontics | 3 | |
| DEN AST 018 | Orthodontics Laboratory/Pre-clinical | 2 | |
| DEN AST 019/ | Orthodontics Work Experience | 1 |
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12/06/22 - 05:05 PM
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