Dental Assisting
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Dental Assisting
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Dental Assisting
The Dental Assisting program is currently on hiatus and not accepting applications.
Dental Assisting is a Yakima Valley College Workforce certificate program that is located at Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center, not on the Yakima Campus.
Students completing this one-year certificate program will train for a wide variety of dental office functions. Upon completion, dental assisting students are prepared to pass the Dental Assisting National Board’s Infection Control Exam and the Radiation Health Safety Exam.
Dental Assisting students are admitted fall quarter, subject to the number of qualified students and space available.
Program Information
Dental Assisting students completing this one-year certificate program will train for a wide variety of dental office functions. Students in the YVC program follow the YVC Academic Calendar.
Dental Assisting students submit the online YVC application, as well as the Dental Assisting program application (complete with required documents), with admission subject to the space available. The Dental Assisting program starts every fall quarter only. Student applicants to the Dental Assisting program must provide all application documents prior to July 31:
- YVC application
- Placement into English 101 or Math 080 (by placement test or course completion)
- YVC Dental Assisting program application
- Proof of vaccination: see application for details