This program is designed for students to prepare treatment rooms and patients for treatment and assist dentists during treatment. This includes preparing and manipulating dental materials, performing infection control procedures, and applying rubber dams.

They also instruct patients on oral care. They may expose, process, and mount dental
radiographs. They may polish teeth and apply topical fluoride and topical anesthetic. They may also take impressions of the teeth and apply fissure sealants.

Dental assistants may also have office clerical duties. These include maintaining patient records, scheduling patient appointments, collecting patient and insurance accounts, and ordering dental office supplies.

This is a Ministry Regulated program that involves a Licensing exam upon completion of the program through the NDAEB https://ndaeb.ca/https://ndaeb.ca/ Program is also recognized and approved by the CDAA http://(https://www.cdaa.ca/?lang=en) 

Program is 12 months and includes a 4 week on the job training practicum. Program is fully on campus with occasional online theory classes