Is This Program a Good Fit for You?
This program is ideal if you thrive on hands-on learning, enjoy working with people, and want a role that combines patient care with clinical and office responsibilities.
You Learn Best by Doing
Build practical skills through lab and clinical training – not just classroom theory.
You Enjoy Working With Patients and a Dental Team
Support patients, assist the dentist, and work closely with other dental professionals.
You Want a Role With Both Clinical and Office Skills
Prepare for a role that combines hands-on patient care with the daily workflow of a professional practice.
What You’ll Learn in the Dental Assistant Program
Build the clinical, radiography, patient-care, and office skills used in day-to-day dental assisting.
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Chairside Assisting & Patient Care
Learn to support the dentist during procedures, use instruments and equipment, and assist with patient care.
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Dental Radiography
Train in patient positioning, imaging techniques, X-ray safety, and common dental radiographs.
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Clinical Skills & Expanded Functions
Build practical skills in impressions, models, dental materials, sterilization, infection control, and other expanded-duty procedures included in the program.
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Dental Office Skills
Learn scheduling, dental terminology, insurance and billing basics, and everyday front-office procedures.
Diploma Program · Hands-On Lab & Clinical Training · Hallandale Beach, FL
Learn From 20+ Years of Dental Experience
Celyeth Ramos
With more than 20 years in dentistry, Celyeth brings real-world experience into the classroom and clinical training. Her background as a Certified Registered Dental Hygienist, Dental Technician, and Dental Assistant helps students connect procedures, patient care, and the day-to-day workflow of a professional practice.
Dental Assistant Program Curriculum
See how the 1,275-hour curriculum combines foundational knowledge, office skills, lab practice, and clinical training.
Foundations & Professional Skills
Build a foundation in healthcare systems, wellness, disease prevention, infection control, and universal safety precautions.
Covers essential HIV/AIDS awareness and workplace precautions for a safe healthcare environment.
Build familiarity with the terminology, abbreviations, and word roots used in professional communication.
Build a working understanding of oral anatomy, tooth identification, instruments and equipment, chair positioning, treatment concepts, and professional standards.
Understand how common medications and anesthesia are used in dentistry, including preparation for procedures involving topical and local anesthetics and nitrous oxide/oxygen.
Learn the day-to-day administrative side of a dental office, including appointment scheduling, billing, accounts, insurance forms, and pre-treatment estimates.
Prepare for the job search with guidance on professional presentation, résumé preparation, interviews, and common employer questions.
Clinical & Hands-On Training
170 Theory · 340 Clinical
Develop chairside assisting skills through instrument transfer, patient suctioning, dental-team positioning, and work with the instruments and materials used across common dental procedures and specialties.
40 Theory · 60 Clinical
Study X-ray theory, positioning, and safety while practicing intraoral, bitewing, panoramic, and endodontic imaging techniques.
30 Theory · 45 Lab · 45 Clinical
Practice taking dental impressions, working with common impression materials, recording wax bites, and pouring and trimming dental models.
35 Theory · 45 Lab
Understand the purpose and handling of cements and liners, with hands-on practice mixing materials used during procedures.
5 Theory · 15 Lab
Practice instrument and equipment sterilization, treatment-room disinfection, aseptic procedures, and proper handpiece care.
Total: 1,275 Clock Hours
Admissions & Financial Aid
Review the admission requirements, then explore financial aid and payment options that may be available to eligible students.
Admission Requirements
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Meet the basic requirements
Applicants must be at least 17 years old and provide proof of a high school diploma or GED.
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Complete an admissions interview
Each applicant completes an admissions interview before enrollment.
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Submit your enrollment application
Complete the enrollment application and pay the $100 application fee.
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Review healthcare background requirements
Applicants are advised that employment in many healthcare occupations may require the ability to pass an FDLE criminal background check.
No prior dental training is required.
Financial Aid & Payment Options
Financial aid may be available to students who qualify. The Financial Aid Office can help you understand FAFSA, federal aid eligibility, and available payment options.
Complete the FAFSA® form at StudentAid.gov for the award year that covers your planned enrollment. Add Prestige Health and Beauty Sciences Academy using Federal School Code 042145, then review your FAFSA Submission Summary and respond to any requests for additional documents. Individual and program eligibility must be confirmed; submitting the FAFSA does not guarantee an aid award.
The Financial Aid Office can help you estimate education costs, including tuition, required fees, books, kits and supplies. Ask how grants and scholarships, if awarded, may affect your estimated net price and whether federal student loans could help cover a remaining balance. Loans must be repaid with interest.
Career Preparation & Employment Assistance
Prepare for the job search during training and access employment assistance after graduation.
Résumé & Interview Preparation
Prepare your résumé, professional presentation, and responses to common interview questions before meeting potential employers.
Job Opportunities & Career Days
Explore regularly updated job postings and take part in monthly career days attended by invited potential employers.
Graduate Placement Assistance
Graduates receive placement services at no additional charge, including employer information and staff assistance with specific job opportunities.
Employment is not guaranteed.
Dental Assistant Program FAQs
The program includes 1,275 clock hours and is designed to be completed in 43 weeks on a 30-hour-per-week schedule.
No. No prior dental training is required, although applicants must meet the school’s admission requirements.
Yes, the program combines dental theory with lab and clinical practice, including training in chairside assisting, radiography, dental materials, expanded functions, sterilization, and other skills used in a dental office.
Yes. Dental radiography, chairside assisting, and expanded functions are included in the curriculum. The program is approved by the Florida Department of Health, Board of Dentistry.
Graduates who successfully complete the program receive a diploma from the Academy.
Dental Assistant Program in Hallandale Beach, FL
Study at our Hallandale Beach campus, conveniently located for students from Broward County, Miami-Dade County, and surrounding South Florida communities.
Main Campus
Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
1250 East Hallandale Beach Blvd,
Suite 409
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
