Do you like helping others? Are you interested in a hands-on medical career? If you are interested in a patient-centered healthcare career, a career as a Dental Assistant could be a great choice for you!
With High Desert Medical College’s Hybrid, Hands-on, and Online courses, you can get the training you need for this rewarding healthcare career in as few as 34 weeks!
At High Desert Medical College, our Dental Assisting program in Bakersfield, is designed to prepare students to enter one of the fastest-growing professions in the health care industry. Dental assistants work closely with dentists to provide quality patient care, performing important administrative and clinical tasks to support dental offices. This 34-week program provides students with intensive training emphasizing dental practice office management, dental assistant procedures, chair side assisting, dental anatomy, radiography and Imaging. Students in the Dental Assistant program learn from professional instructors, and receive real-world on-the-job experience through an Externship.
Students in the Dental Assisting program learn how to:
"It was actually one of my best decisions. The school's really comfortable...they like to make you feel like it's your home, like you're learning something and it really feels like you're going to progress here. There's help everywhere," - Vanessa, DA Student