Maine Adult Education

This certificate program is offered by our partner; The Academy of Medical Professionals. 

This is a 10-week All-inclusive program designed to enable you to be job-ready in a career in Dental Assisting.  According to the Labor Department, there should be more than 91,000 openings for dental assistants up to the year 2020.  That amounts to more than 30% employment growth, which is much faster than the average for all professions.  The need for so many more dental assistants is easy to cipher:  A large aging population intensifies the demand for quality healthcare and qualified practitioners.

Our program is designed to teach all the aspects of obtaining employment in the field, helping you to prepare to take national dental exams, perfecting your resume and learning how to find employment in Dental Assisting.

After completing our program, you will be provided the opportunity to sit for The Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB®), Radiation Health and Safety (RHS®).   Should a student decide to intern in the field, we will work with the student to obtain those internships.

DANB, RHS is registered trademarks of The Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB).  This course is not reviewed or endorsed by DANB.

To learn more about this course and to download the enrollment packet, please visit https://www.adademyofmedicalprofessions.com/dental-asisting-certifiicate-program.html and please them know how you heard about this class. This allows us to continue to partner with AMP to offer these exciting career courses. 

This course is not available for registration through our site. Interested students must register with AMP. If you have questions about this course or others with AMP, please contact us at 207-824-2136 or email; adulted@sad44.org

**Tuition: $3,200.00. A $300.00 non-refundable deposit is required and is included in the total tuiton price. AMP offersa variety of payment options. 

Read below for an exertp from AMP's course description for their Dental Assisant Certificate program:

Dental Assistants are the smiles behind the masks; they greet and seat patients, take and record vital signs, and ready the treatment area. They keep patients comfortable during dental care, are a skilled set of hands that dentists depend on for each dental procedure, and so much more.

Dental Assistants may:

~Organize, clean, and maintain equipment.

~Transfer instruments and mix dental materials.

~Take impressions and expose dental x-rays.

~Make study models and whitening trays.

~Suction, prepare anesthetics, apply fluoride.

~Assist with selecting tooth shades for fillings, crowns, or dentures.

~Coordinate treatment and appointments.

CAREER OUTLOOK

Employment of dental assistants is projected to grow 8 percent from 2021 to 2031, faster than the average for all occupations. In 2021, half of all Professional Dental Assistants earned between $29,580 and $59,540 per year.