Mandl School The College of Allied Health
Dental Assistant Certificate
New York, USA
Advanced Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Mandl School’s Dental Assistant certificate is a credit-bearing, licensure-qualifying programme combining classroom instruction with hands-on training in a fully-equipped on-site clinic and externships. You’ll learn patient preparation, chairside assisting, office and lab duties, infection-control procedures, dental radiography and processing, basic lab procedures, and patient education. The curriculum prepares you for clinical and administrative roles in dental practices, with supervised experience.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as dental assistants, chairside assistants, or dental radiography technicians in specialist practices and community clinics. They may find roles in dental laboratories, patient education, or dental office administration; employers may require certification or licensure.
The Mandl Dental Assistant credit-bearing, licensure-qualifying program includes patient care, experiences in a fully-equipped, on-site facility and externship experiences in clinics and dental offices. This program trains you in all aspects of working with a dentist, including patient care, office and laboratory duties. Our balance of hands-on experience with classroom instruction covers all aspects of dental assistant skills and related theory. Whether you use your dental assistant training for a career in back office patient care or in an administrative capacity, you are well prepared at the program’s completion. As a dental assistant, you will prepare patients to see the dentist, assist the dentist with back office patient care during patient care, and care for the treatment room and instruments, including all infection control procedures. You will be responsible for taking and processing dental x-rays, performing basic laboratory procedures and providing patient education.
