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Dental Assisting
Program Length: Our Dental Assisting program is designed to be completed by full-time students in 16 Months
Program Options: 16-month Associate Degree
Program Highlights

If you enjoy helping others and making them smile, dental assisting can be a rewarding career. As a dental assistant,  you will work directly with patients and your dental team.  Dental Assisting graduates are trained to assist in four-handed dentistry and attention is given to learning procedural competencies, office functions, and working with patients. During the dental assisting program, student spend time in concentrated classes in dental materials, expanded function dental assisting, chair side assisting, and taking and developing radiographs. Among other things, students learn to place and remove rubber dams, as well as place, condense, finish and polish composite restorations. A simulated on-site dental clinic helps students gain hands-on experience in a real world environment and they also have the opportunity to complete two externships.

Dental assistants work closely with and under the supervision of a dentist. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, “dental assistants may prepare materials for impressions and restorations, and process dental x rays as directed by a dentist. They also may remove sutures, apply topical anesthetics to gums or cavity-preventive agents to teeth, remove excess cement used in the filling process, and place dental dams to isolate teeth for treatment. During dental procedures, assistants work alongside the dentist to provide assistance. They hand instruments and materials to dentists and keep patients' mouths dry and clear by using suction hoses or other devices. They also instruct patients on postoperative and general oral healthcare.”

International Business College graduates work in:
•    Private dental offices
•    Dental clinics
•    Hospitals

At International Business College, you’ll:
•    Learn specific dental procedures as well as office procedures
•    Learn essential skills to apply as you advance in your career
•    Be qualified for entry level dental assistant positions upon graduation
•    Have access to International Business College's placement department to help get you the job

 
 
 
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oThe Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) taxonomic coding scheme was developed in 1980 by the National Center for Education Statistics to facilitate the organization, collection, and reporting of fields of study and program completions.  The CIP titles and program descriptions are intended to be generic categories into which program completions data can be placed, not exact duplicates of a specific major or field of study titles used by individual institutions.  This institution’s programs generally are intended to provide training for occupations associated with multiple CIP codes and each program’s graduates generally occupy a wide variety of positions both following graduation and within a few years.  However, the institution is required to choose one CIP code and believes that a code of 51.0601 is the best representation of expected occupations.  The institution is required to list the following occupations (by name and Standard Occupational Classification—or SOC—code) that the O*NET crosswalk identifies as a representative sample of identified occupations for completers of a program with a CIP code of 51.0601. 

25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary  

31-9091.00 Dental Assistants  

The institution notes that, due to the nature of CIP codes and SOC codes, this list of representative occupations may be expected to comprise a subset of actual graduates’ occupations; further, graduates may or may not work in each of these listed occupations.

o   The on-time graduation rate as defined by the U.S. Department of Education for students who completed the program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 is 97%.  The definition is the percentage of graduates that completed the program within the normal timeframe.

o    The placement rates as of September 15, 2011 for graduates between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011  and as reported to ACICS  was 78% for the degree program.  More graduates may have been placed subsequently, as may be shown elsewhere on this site.

o   Tuition and fees charged for completing the program within the normal time for students who start the program between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 is $28,400.  (Note that financial aid is available for those who qualify and the net price paid may be materially less; please visit www.ibcindianapolis.edu/aid.)

o   The typical costs for books and supplies for completing the program within the normal time is expected—as of the spring of 2011—to be approximately $2,600 for students who start the program between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.

o   The total charges for school-sponsored housing for completing the program within the normal time are $13,120 for students who start the program between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.

o   Potential applicants may find the following information at www.ibcindianapolis.edu/catalog.pdf: institutional accreditation; programmatic accreditation; contact information for accrediting agencies and state licensing/approval agencies; admissions policies and practices; policies on transfer of credits to and from the institution; policies and processes for withdrawal and for refunds of tuition/fees; and additional consumer information.

o For graduates between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, median federal loan debt was $12, 768, median private loan debt was zero, and median institutional loan debt was zero.

 
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For the entire US, employment is expected to grow 36 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. In fact, dental assistants are expected to be among the fastest growing occupations over the 2008–18 projection period. Population growth, greater retention of natural teeth by middle-aged and older people, and an increased focus on preventative dental care for younger generations will fuel demand for dental services. The Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) credential, administered by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB), is recognized or required in more than 37 States toward meeting various requirements. Candidates may qualify to take the DANB certification examination by graduating from a CODA-accredited dental assisting education program or by having 2 years of full-time, or 4 years of part-time, experience as a dental assistant.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition

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