Why Become a Dental Assistant?

The average dental assistant makes over $25/hr, with some making as much as $30. You can have job stability, consistent work, and find a clinic where you feel at home. It’s a job you’ll want to come to every day.

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Earn As Much as $30/hr!

Consistent Work Schedule

Lifelong Career

What You WIll Learn

  • How to setup so that the dentist can get to work.
  • How to do X-rays and other checkup tasks.
  • All the procedures to back your dentist up, from fillings to implants
  • You will get a externship, which will help you get references AND get your first job.

The Dental Assistant Excellence Difference

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  • Most dental assistant programs leave you saddled with debt and cost anywhere from $7,000 to $12,000. Dental Assistance Excellence can be paid in one installment of just $2,887!
  • At Dental Assistance Excellence, we cover every aspect of dental assistant training. You can work in a family practice or an implant clinic!
  • We help you find your first job and you get a community of our assistants who have been through our program.
  • You get to work with the best instructional staff in the Greater Seattle Area.
  • Smaller class sizes let you interact, get more experience, and learn more.

Career Paths for Dental Assistant training In Washington State

Our dental assistant training program lays the footprint for you to proceed further into your career after you establish yourself as a dental assistant. After you have established yourself after working at a dental practice, you can move onto new career paths with further education and certifications. These include:

1. Dental Assistant

Our training will support a dentist at a clinic as he cares for patients. You will learn how to do clinic work, such as taking X-Rays, and supporting the dental staff.

2. Expanded Function Dental Assistant

After you have been a dental assistant for a few years, you can receive further education to help in clinical settings, such as an orthodontic clinic.

Other Dental Career Opportunities

3. Dental Hygienist

Additional education and certifications can let you help with cleanings and further tasks in the clinic.

4. Dental Office Manager

After working as a dental assistant, you can further evolve your training by educating yourself about the business, handling HR and payroll tasks.

5. Sales Representative

You might find that you become knowledgeable about your clinic’s services and grow for a passion in sales to help grow your clinic’s revenue.