Certificate in Dental Assisting
(37 Credits)
Information for Current and Future Students
First Semester - Fall
Total Credit Hours: 16
HCHS 111 | Medical Terminology | 3 credit hours |
HCDA 101 | Introduction to Dental Assisting | 2 lecture, 1 lab credits |
HCDA 120 | Pre-Clinical Dental Assisting | 2 lecture, 1 lab credits |
HCDA 140 | Preventive Dentistry | 4 credit hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) |
HCDA 115 | Dental Science | 2 lecture credits |
HLED 1115 | American Heart Association CPR | 1 lecture credit |
Second Semester - Spring
Total Credit Hours: 14
HCDA 130 | Dental Radiology | 4 credit hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) |
HCDA 125 | Dental Specialties | 2 lecture, 1 lab credits |
HCDA 164 | Seminar in Dental Assisting Topics | 2 lecture credits |
HCDA 170 | Dental materials | 2 lecture, 1 lab credits |
HCDA 160 | Oral Pathology | 2 lecture credits |
Third Semester - Summer
Total Credit Hours: 7
HCDA 145 | Clinical Dental Assisting I | 3 credit hours |
HCDA 155 | Clinical Dental Assisting II | 4cr hours |
For Advisement: Contact the Advisement Center at 505-863-7706
Course transferability: Medical Terminology and BLS CPR are requirements in other health career programs and may transfer to those programs.