CAMPUS
Dental Assisting is offered at D. Russel Lee & Colerain High School.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION(i)
All Dental Assisting students are members of SkillsUSA.
DAILY LAB
The Dental Assisting program prepares students to work with dentists and in dental laboratories. The training consists of learning computer assisted office practices and procedures, patient preparation and comfort, chairside assisting procedures, and the use of laboratory materials and equipment.
This program prepares students for both employment and/or continued education upon graduation.
CAREER PATH
After graduation, students can earn up to $18/hour with a career as a(n):
| • Business Assistant | • Lab Technician |
| • Chairside Assistant | • Sterilization Assistant |
| • Coordinating Assistant |
With additional education, students can earn up to $30/hour as an Expanded Functions Assistant, up to $40/hour as a Hygienists, or over $100,000/year by pursuing a career in these specialties:
| • General Dentistry | • Orthodontics |
| • Endodontics | • Pedodontics |
| • Oral Pathology | • Periodontics |
| • Oral Surgery | • Prosthodontics |
The following Ohio colleges offer further education for these careers:
| Expanded Functions | Hygienist |
| • Case Western Reserve University | • Columbus State Community College |
| • Sinclair College | • Cuyahoga Community College |
| • The Ohio State University | • Lakeland Community College |
| • Owens Community College | |
| • Raymond Walters College | |
| • Rhodes State College | |
| Dentist | • Stark State College |
| • Case Western Reserve University | • Shawnee State University |
| • The Ohio State University | • The Ohio State University |
| • Youngstown State University |
CONTACT & APPLY
For questions about this program or how to apply, please contact the program's instructor or your guidance counselor.
To apply for a program at a Butler Tech campus (D. Russel Lee Career-Technology Center, the Natural Science Center, or the Fitton Center), download this application and submit it to your guidance counselor.
To apply for a program at your home school or another area school, contact your guidance counselor.
