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Dental Assisting
Certificate of Achievement: Dental Assisting
32-40.5 semester units
A grade of "C" or higher is required for each course.
DENT 647
Dental Assisting Clinical Internship
(Spring)
4.0 units
DENT 716
Dental Office Procedures
(Spring)
2.5 units
DENT 721
Dental Materials I
(Fall)
3.0 units
DENT 722
Dental Materials II
(Spring)
2.0 units
DENT 731
Dental Science I
(Fall)
3.0 units
DENT 732
Dental Science II
(Spring)
3.0 units
DENT 735
Communications in Allied Health
(Fall)
1.0 unit
DENT 740
Chairside Procedures I
(Fall)
3.0 units
DENT 742
Chairside Procedures II
(Spring)
3.0 units
DENT 743
Coronal Polish
(Spring)
0.5 units
DENT 744
Dental Sealants
(Spring)
0.5 units
DENT 749
Preclinical Science
(Fall)
0.5 units
DENT 751
Dental Clinic
(Fall)
1.5 units
DENT 763
Dental Radiology
(Fall and Spring)
2.0 units
Select one of the following courses.
COMM 100
Public Speaking
3.0 units
OR
COMM 120
Interpersonal Communication
3.0 units
English Requirement. You must be eligible to take ENGL 100 by the results of the College of San Mateo English Placement Test or completion of one of the following courses.
ENGL 838
Intensive Intro to Composition and Reading
5.0 units
OR
ENGL 848
Introduction to Composition and Reading
4.0 units
OR
ESL 400
Composition for Non-Native Speakers
3.0 units