Dental Assisting Graduation Requirements
Graduating students eligible for a certificate in Dental Assisting must complete:
1. All lecture and lab instruction with a 75% or better.
2. All financial obligations to the school must be fulfilled prior to graduation.
State and National Board Examinations
Once a student has graduated from PDE College they will be eligible to sit for the National Certified Dental Assistant administered by the National Center for Competency Testing. After eighteen months of full time employment, as a dental assistant in the state of California the student can apply to take the California Registered Dental Assistant examination administered by The Board of Dental Examiners.
Graduate Retraining Re-Audit
All students are welcome to re-audit any portion of a completed course, upon request, from one day to a maximum of two weeks.
The fee for re-auditing will be $350 per week. No additional fee will be charged for supplies.
Required Study Time
Home study, away from the school, will be required in some subjects. The amount of time required will depend on the student's abilities and the amount of the assignments must be turned in before any documents can be issued.
Make-up Assignments
Students are responsible for learning the material covered while they were absent and that assignments are make up in compliance with the college's guidelines. Work must be completed to receive course credit and graduation certificates.
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