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University of Southern Indiana
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Carrington College-San Jose
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Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute
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University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences
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ECPI University
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Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers
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Miller-Motte College-Raleigh
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Carrington College-Sacramento
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NUC University
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Century College
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Herzing University-Minneapolis
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Ozarks Technical Community College
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Phoenix College
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Ivy Tech Community College
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Concorde Career College-Southaven
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St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island
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Hennepin Technical College
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Kirkwood Community College
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East Ohio College
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
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St Cloud Technical and Community College
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Huertas College
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West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
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George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
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Fortis College-Smyrna
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University of Maine at Augusta
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Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
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Camden County College
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University of Alaska Anchorage
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Moreno Valley College
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West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
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Fortis Institute-Scranton
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College
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South Puget Sound Community College
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South Central College
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Dakota County Technical College
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Clover Park Technical College
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Central Lakes College-Brainerd
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North Dakota State College of Science
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Rochester Community and Technical College
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Miller-Motte College-Wilmington
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H Councill Trenholm State Community College
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John C Calhoun State Community College
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Reedley College
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International Business College-Indianapolis
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Grand Rapids Community College
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Pikes Peak State College
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Northwest Technical College
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Palomar College
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Delta College
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West Los Angeles College
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Huntington Junior College
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Truckee Meadows Community College
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Diablo Valley College
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San Antonio College
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Rose State College
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San Jose City College
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Chattanooga State Community College
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Oxnard College
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Allan Hancock College
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Citrus College
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Orange Coast College
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Grayson College
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Coastal Alabama Community College
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Foothill College
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Mott Community College
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Hinds Community College
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Cerritos College
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Harcum College
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Northwestern Michigan College
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Manor College
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Bates Technical College
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Humacao Community College
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Pearl River Community College
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Stark State College
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Del Mar College
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Cypress College
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City College of San Francisco
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College of Alameda
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Central Community College
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College of Western Idaho
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Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
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Chaffey College
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Salina Area Technical College
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Renton Technical College
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Lake Area Technical College
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Santa Fe Community College
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Sacramento City College
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El Paso Community College
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Concorde Career College-Memphis
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Mech-Tech College
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College of San Mateo
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Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
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Labette Community College
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College of the Redwoods
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Monterey Peninsula College
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San Diego Mesa College
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Indian River State College
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Eastern Florida State College
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Eastern Gateway Community College
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College of Marin
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Westmoreland County Community College
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Middlesex Community College
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Northeast State Community College
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Minnesota West Community and Technical College
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Lake Michigan College
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology
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Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville
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College of Central Florida
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Mid-Plains Community College
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Kaskaskia College
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Luzerne County Community College
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Southeast Community College Area
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Ultimate Medical Academy
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Dental Assisting/Assistant programs prepare individuals to provide patient care, take dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures, and discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists and dental hygienists. Includes instruction in medical record-keeping, general office duties, reception and patient intake, scheduling, equipment maintenance and sterilization, basic radiography, pre- and post-operative patient care and instruction, chairside assisting, taking tooth and mouth impressions, and supervised practice.
California awards the most Associates degrees in Dental Assisting/Assistant of all US states with 295 degrees being granted last year. Students interested in Dental Assisting/Assistant can expect around 6% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 94% percent to be women. Most students graduating in this field earn a Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Dental Assisting/Assistant is $65,400.
The highest paying job for Dental Assisting/Assistant majors is Dental Assistants. However, something else to think about is how much demand there is for certain positions. A position that is in high need that a degree in Dental Assisting/Assistant can prepare you for is Dental Assistants.
These are the highest paying careers for Dental Assisting/Assistant majors.
These are the careers in highest demand for Dental Assisting/Assistant majors.
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