Dental Assistant Certificate

If you would like to be part of a dental health care team, working as a strong unit, you can help dentists and their patients prevent pain, tooth loss, gum disease and other serious dental issues. It is also a perfect way to start or hit “refresh” on a career with great earning potential and many opportunities for advancement.  

By taking just six courses over three terms and 9 months, you can enter this high-demand field.  Work as a dental assistant in a clean, quiet health care environment, performing chairside and related dental office and lab procedures. As a friendly face and a steady hand, you will greet patients and help with

• Scheduling appointments.
• Handling billing and payments.
• Managing and maintaining patient records.
• Sterilizing instruments.
• Preparing patients and the dentist’s work area.
• Assisting dentists during procedures when needed.
• Using the suction hose during procedures.
• Processing x-rays.

Your targeted training will include some of the most practical, relevant and up-to-date education available in the midstate. In addition to the classroom, you will perform a minimum of 240 clinical externship hours.

Dental Students: Full & Partial Scholarships

Central Penn College offers a variety of full and partial scholarships to help aspiring dental professionals achieve their educational goals. These scholarships aim to reduce the financial burden associated with higher education, making careers in dentistry more accessible. Potential dental students are able to fill out one very simple application for all dental scholarships.

A hearty thank you goes out to all the generous contributors to the Two For Teeth campaign at Central Penn College: Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, Verber Dental Group, Charles Cohen, Verber Family Foundation, Dr. Lance and Mrs. Jama Panarello, Dr. Robert Lalor, Dr. Yooson Kim, Dr. Josh and Tracey Bresler, Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Emily Karam, Harrisburg Area Dental Society, Pennsylvania Dental Society, Century Dental Associates, NEPA Dental Assisting School, Ernie Verna, Justin DiFilippo, Sharon Langan, Dr. James Definnis, Dr. John Huyser, and Dr. Janele Graziano! 🦷 If you’re interested in contributing to this valuable effort, please click here.

Working to make your Dental Assistant Certificate more affordable!

Dental program students can also apply for Central Penn College’s innovative housing scholarship. This allows students to affordably live on campus while completing their studies. 

Program offered

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Careers you can pursue

• Dental Assistant

You will succeed if you are...

• Friendly 
• Detail-oriented
• Meticulous
• Organized
• Good at working with your hands  
• Patient
• Compassionate