Picture yourself working beside a dedicated dentist … in a pleasant, clean, professional office … greeting and assisting patients ... with great hours, usually from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. … earning a secure future and solid benefits. Picture yourself enrolled in the Dental Assistant (DA) program at Texas State Technical College, where your education can lead you into this picture-perfect career.

If you are a self-motivated individual with good manual dexterity and steady hands, a warm and sensitive personality and good physical and emotional health, then this could be the career choice for you. Dental assistants use their skills and knowledge in office management, oral health counseling, laboratory procedures, dental radiography and radiation safety to assist in all phases of dental treatment.

As a TSTC Dental Assistant student, you can learn the latest skills and techniques with experienced faculty members who provide self-paced, individualized instruction and attention.

Applicants need to take immunization records to Office of Admissions & Records along with the Application for Admission. Immunization records need to show the results of a current TB test, Diptheria and Tetanus (within the past 10 years) and MMR (measles, mumps and rubella). The Hepatitis B Series is highly recommended and can be started in the first semester, completing the series before graduation. A waiver must be signed if you do not take the Hepatitis B Series. Students residing in campus housing are strongly encouraged to have Poliomyelitis (Polio) and Bacterial Meningitis immunizations. All immunization records and TB test results must be submitted to Admissions & Records prior to registering for class. All Dental Assistant students are required to wear scrub set starting with the first class day.

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