How the CDA Program works
Learn online at your own pace, practice hands-on in weekend classes, then train inside a real dental office. Our team is with you from your first lesson to your first job.
300 hours of coursework you can do from anywhere. Most students study 12 to 40 hours a week.
Practice the skills in person on weekends, at locations across California.
240 hours in a dental office near you. Our Student Success Team finds the office and places you.
8-Hour Infection Control and the Dental Practice Act, both Board-approved, plus BLS/CPR.
300 hours of online coursework, with 12 months to finish.
Practice the skills in person, with supply kits included where needed.
Before your internship, we run a mock interview with you and review your resume.
We search for dental offices near you, help set up your interview and place you. A Clinical Education Coordinator guides you through it.
Dental practices across California train our interns alongside our Student Success Team, and hire our graduates.
Something to smile about.
If you want a career in the dental field and need to keep working while you train, it might be.
You have 12 months to finish, and you set the pace. Most students study 12 to 40 hours a week.
On weekends, at locations across California. Your Admissions Advisor can tell you which locations are closest to you.
Yes. Our Student Success Team searches for dental offices near you, helps set up your interview and places you for your 240 hours.
Your Admissions Advisor walks you through tuition and how payment works on your call, so you have the full picture before you decide anything.
An Admissions Advisor learns about your goals and schedule, explains how the program works and answers your questions. There's no obligation to enroll.
Your next step
Pick a time that works for you. We'll call you and walk you through everything.
Rather talk now? Call (916) 249-1253
Monday through Saturday, 9am to 6pm
Shaping the future of dental care.
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