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We Create Dental Professionals

Changing Lives. One Smile at a Time.

Dental Assisting Program

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Who We Are and What We Do

The Dental Assisting Program at New England Dental Academy integrates speed from entry to exit with skill challenges and real-world instruction to strengthen the professional dental community of Worcester and surrounding towns.

All students have value and are essential to the team environment. Instruction is designed to develop team strength, individual strength, and to discover the inner dental healthcare professional in every learner. We believe that the community we invest in is the community we live in.

If you’re looking for a sign , this is it!

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NE Dental Academy’s newly redesigned dental treatment room, sterilization area, lab and Radiology Room are set up with dental chairs, equipment, materials and manikins for hands-on, in-class instruction.

All classes are taught in our beautiful facility at NE Dental Academy in Worcester, MA.

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New England Dental Acadedmy �Dental Assisting Program

Learn your new language- Dentistry!

STEP 1: Speak It

We set up your externship rotation in a dental or orthodontic office

STEP 2: Do It

Students can earn paid externships while still in school

STEP 3: Earn It

Complete your program and your externship

STEP 4: Rock It

License with the state of Massachusetts as a Formally Trained Dental Assistant

STEP 5: Be It!

 

 

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Prepare to Earn National Certifications

Radiation Health and Safety Exam (RHS®)

Dental Assisting National Board

The Dental Assisting Program at NE Dental Academy will prepare you to apply, sit for, and pass this national certificate exam.

This credential proves to employers that you can operate x-ray equipment safely and with skill.

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What Do Dental Assistants Do?

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PREPARED

Organized and give attention to detail to ensure that the office runs smoothly while providing excellent patient care.

SUCTION

Yes. They. Do! And So Much More! Instruments, Materials, Polishing, Equipment, Technology…

EMPATHY

Relate to patients on an emotional level and have the skills to respond with compassion and understanding

HELPERS

Take pride in working as team players and carry a genuine desire to help others within them.

X-RAY IMAGES

Produce the images of what lies inside the teeth, head and oral cavity

INFECTION CONTROL

Maintain clean and sterile areas, ensuring safe care for patients and safe work spaces for the team

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Dental Assistants Make Smiles �(and Bank!)

$38,000-$66,000 per year

($18-$30 per hour)

$28,000-$54,000 per year

($14-$26 per hour)

$30,000-$63,000 per year

($14-$30 per hour)

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Florida

Massachusetts

California

Salary information comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Program, a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions. Current data are from the May 2020 estimate.

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Designed for Students who don't want to do 2 or 4 years of college, and who are looking for something where they can get out into the field and start working as quickly as possible. 

FLEX

AFFORDABLE

COMPREHENSIVE

SLAY

The training you need to succeed in a career that

will set you up for life!

Days or Nights: 3 hour classes, twice weekly, with the opportunity to earn paid externship!

Tuition less than $6,000 with payment options as low as $136 per week

It’s your turn to succeed; we will be here to help you, every step of the way!

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Classroom Chic

Cozy classes with a comfy classroom for the big win!

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Program Overview

NE Dental Assisting Program��

03 PROFESSIONAL

Once complete you will then be eligible to apply for your MA Dental Assistant License, which is necessary to practice Dental Assisting in MA.

02 REAL WORLD

The program consists of an externship rotation which allows for you to extend your education in a dental office alongside the hybrid program model!

04 SUCCESS

Our staff will assist you every step of the way!

01 CONVENIENT

9-month hybrid course; a combination of online learning and in-person hands-on learning. Day or Evening classes: two per week, three hours per class.

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KEEP IT 100

GENERAL DENTISTRY

ORTHODONTICS

DENTAL ASSISTANT

Be ready to assist in any general or specialty dental office.

The only program of its kind to offer a fast track to orthodontic dental assisting (braces)!

Adulting, your way, in a profession that you can be proud of!

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Your Future is ready for you to claim

Passion

LEARNING

Hands-on

SPECIALIZED

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� Our Director, Alisha Cunningham, CDA, LDA (left), with one of our awesome students �(uniforms are included in tuition- get your scrubs and blue jacket today!)

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NE Dental Academy �116 Belmont St. Suite 14 Worcester, MA 01605

Call: 508-425-6644

Sign up for a tour today!