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Dental Assisting
The Lane Dental Assisting Program prepares its graduates for employment in the dental setting, with emphasis on current concepts of clinical chair side assisting. After successful completion of the three quarter program students are eligible to take the National Board exam and receive all required state certificates.
A dental assistant may serve as a clinical chair side assistant, secretary-bookkeeper, office manager, or laboratory technician.
About 90 percent of the graduates find employment in the Eugene/Springfield area. The remaining 10 percent are able to find employment in other parts of the state. Starting salary in the Eugene/Springfield area averages $13.50 per hour.
Please use the links at left for further information about this program.
2011 Dental Assisting Application Dates
Program |
2011 App Opens |
2011 App Closes |
Notification Date | *2011 Application changes, Note: 2011 applications are in development and subject to change. | 2011 Program Changes |
Dental Assisting 2011 Application now available |
Feb 09, 2011 |
Mar 29, 2011 | April 15, 2011 | Point based, new for 2011. *Points will be based on letter grades given for the following courses completed and transcripted Winter 2011 or before: MTH 025 or higher, HR requirement, WR 115 or WR 121, CIS 101 or CS 120, DA 110, DA 103. Course completion is not a requirement to apply but will be used to prioritize applicants. | CIS 101 or CS 120 must be transcripted and will not be waived |
