{"id":8826,"date":"2026-09-10T20:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T00:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/?page_id=8826"},"modified":"2026-09-10T22:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T02:55:36","slug":"dental-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/dental-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Students are introduced to the careers in dentistry, including dentist, hygienist, dental assistant, dental laboratory technician, and dental receptionist. Students practice and learn about many of the skills utilized in these professions while attaining all the skills necessary to become\u00a0dental assistants.\u00a0<\/p>

Study includes infection control and OSHA standards; anatomy and physiology; tooth morphology; oral histology; preventive dentistry; applied psychology; effective communication; office administration and management; use of dental software; operative dentistry techniques;\u00a0dental materials\/laboratory skills; and more.\u00a0<\/p>

To be eligible for the second-year course acquire X-ray certification. During the second year, students are required to participate in the Workplace Transition Program at approved local dental offices or dental labs. Second-year students must possess a valid driver\u2019s license and provide their own transportation to work sites.<\/p>

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Courthouse Campus<\/h3>

Two Year Program<\/strong><\/p>

Occupation Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>

  • Dental Assistant<\/li>
  • Dentist<\/li>
  • Radiologic Technologist

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    Certification Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>

    • Dental Assisting Assessment<\/li>
    • X-Ray Certification<\/li>
    • Workplace Readiness Skills

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      Credits for this Program:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

      Year 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

      • Honors Dental Occupations I (2 Credits)<\/li>
      • Honors on Medical Terminology (1 Credit) OR<\/li>
      • Honors or C level Economics\/Personal Finance (1 Credits)<\/li><\/ul>

        Year 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

        • Honors Dental Occupations II (2 Credits)<\/li>
        • Honors Intro to Health & Medical Sciences (1 Credit)

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          Preferred Aptitudes<\/strong><\/p>

          • Good communication skills<\/li>
          • Strong responsibility and enthusiasm<\/li>
          • Work well with patients who are<\/li>
          • frightened or upset<\/li>
          • Strong in Biology and Chemistry<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Health science includes a wide range of careers! Dental Careers Students are introduced to the careers in dentistry, including dentist, hygienist, dental assistant, dental laboratory technician, and dental receptionist. Students practice and learn about many of the skills utilized in these professions while attaining all the skills necessary to become\u00a0dental assistants.\u00a0 Study includes infection control […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"folder":[123],"class_list":["post-8826","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8826"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9035,"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8826\/revisions\/9035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneccps.torxdev.com\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=8826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}