Dental Assisting:
Program
The Dental Assisting Program
at UMDNJ is a ten month certificate program
offered in conjunction with the following affiliates:
Enrollment is limited to 24 students who commence
their studies in January under the professional
leadership of the faculty of the UMDNJ-School
of Health Related Professions (SHRP). Faculty
of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School also provide
instruction in the program. Dental Assisting
students have access to the most modern equipment
and treatment facilities at the UMDNJ-New Jersey
Dental School as well as at the SHRP-Scotch
Plains Dental Suite.
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Scotch Plains Dental Suite |
Students are required to attend clinical sessions
at multiple sites and on both the Scotch Plains
and Newark Campuses.
Students who successfully complete the program
are awarded a joint Certificate in Dental Assisting
by Brookdale Community College; Essex County
College; Raritan Valley Community College, Thomas Edison State College or
Union County College and UMDNJ-SHRP.
Philosophy
The philosophy of the Allied Dental Education
faculty is the promotion of teamwork between
the two disciplines of Dental Assisting and
Dental Hygiene. In order to advance this cooperative
team philosophy, a core of allied dental courses
has been developed.
UMDNJ is the only program in New Jersey that
gives students the option to transfer completed
core courses (with a grade of "C"
or better) into the Dental Hygiene Program,
providing Dental Assisting students with a unique
career ladder opportunity.
Accreditation
The Dental Assisting program is approved by
the New Jersey Department of Higher Education
and accredited by the Council on Dental Accreditation
of the American Dental Association, the specialized
accrediting agency recognized by the Council
on Post-secondary Accreditation and the U.S.
Department of Education.
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