Dental Assistant Training Program

The Dental Assistant Online Course at Coastal Medical Training Institute LLC prepares each student for employment as an Entry-Level Dental Assistant. Students will gain the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully pass a certification exam.

As a Dental Assistant, you will perform clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during dental procedures and treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Dental Assistants will also record treatment information in patient records and expose dental diagnostic x-rays. One will be able to perform duties in all fields of dentistry, such as Orthodontics, General Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, Oral Surgery, Prosthodontics, and Periodontics. You can be trained on the job to work the front desk of a dental practice, or you can work for a traveling dental unit, in a dental laboratory, conduct as-needed services, and more.

There is a stunning, faster than the average job growth rate of 5 to 7% for Dental Assistants. The national median wages are $19.27 hourly or $40,080 annually. We will empower you with hourly or salary negotiation skills.

There are no prerequisites to becoming a dental assistant. You must be at least 17 years of age to take the course.

• Coastal Medical Training Dental Assistant Course costs only $799.00 + $50 registration fee. This includes RDA exam prep and Fee! Payment plans available or Use PayPal Pay Later and other payment options!
• Fourteen (14) week online course with optional shadowing and/or clinical.
• Students must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to take the course.
• If a Dental Assistant will be required to take dental x-rays, then they may need to take the dental radiology exam to obtain a license, depending on the state requirements. We teach exactly how to take the required x-rays needed for the exam. CMTI teaches exactly how to take an FMX which is a series of 20 dental x-rays required.
• All students must provide a valid picture ID to take the course.
• Must have HepB  vaccine to shadow or to be employed.
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Licensing and Certification requirements are not the same in every state and may include educational testing, and experiential requirements beyond those offered in Coastal Medical Training’s Dental Assisting Course. Most states do not require any formal education for entry-level Dental Assisting.

Disclaimer for Medical Assisting, Phlebotomy Technician and Dental Assisting Courses in The State of Maryland:

These programs have additional regulations, processes, or requirements that do not prevent a CMTI student from employment but are noteworthy. This disclosure does not guarantee that the state/region licensing or similar regulatory body will approve or disapprove an individual’s request to become licensed or certified. Please carefully review the program restrictions, and if you have any additional questions, please reach out to CMTI Admissions.

• PLEASE NOTE! We are a licensed online proprietary school. Our courses are available nationwide. Our courses are accredited through NHA and AMT. Our medical assistant students will test for the CCMA certification. Our dental assistant students will test for the RDA certification. If you want to know what your state accepts, then go to the NHA (National Healthcareer Association) website for CCMA certification questions. Go to the AMT (American Medical Technologists) website for RDA certification questions. Thank you !