Course Information
Curriculum & Details
WRD Dental Assisting School prepares students for entry-level positions as a chairside assistant in a dental office. The dental assistant training program is a course designed to teach the students the skills and knowledge necessary to assist dentists and hygienists in all chairside procedures. WRD Dental Assisting School covers the following topics:
- Dental Terminology
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Radiology
- Sterilization & Infection Control
- Laboratory Practices
- Preventative Medicine
- Oral Hygiene
- Pharmacology & Medical Emergencies
- Restorative Dentistry
- Charting
- HIPAA
- CPR
- And Many More!
Textbooks & Reading
WRD Dental Assisting kindly asks you to purchase the required textbooks from the Elsevier Publishing Company website.
Required textbooks:
- Bird, Doni L. and Robinson, Debbie S. Modern Dental Assisting. 13th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, 2021.
- Bird, Doni L. and Robinson, Debbie S. Student Workbook to Accompany Modern Dental Assisting. 13th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, 2021.
- Dental Radiography Principles and Techniques Workbook and laboratory Manual. 5th ed. Elsevier Joen M. Iannucci, DDS, MS, and Laura Jansen Howerton, RDH, MS
- Dental Radiography Principles and Techniques 5th ed. Text book Joen M. Iannucci, DDS, MS Laura Jansen Howerton, RHD, MS
Externship
WRD Dental Assisting students are required to complete an externship program. The externship program will give students the opportunity to have practical, on-the-job experience. Externs will work under direct supervision of qualified personnel at the externship site and under general supervision of the WRD Dental Assisting faculty. Dental assistant students must complete their externship training to fulfill course requirements.