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REQUIREMENTS:
Must be e-mailed the PDF documents to dentalacademyoc@yahoo.com
on or before the due date as stated in the course handout and
electronic media documents.
Please
do not send screen shot photos,
it will not be accepted.
(We only accept PDF files attached to the e-mail.)
Incomplete
Requirements will not be accepted, and students may be postponed
for the next scheduled class.
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8-hour
California Infection Control Certification for Dental
Assistants
Dental Board
of California Course Approval #IC 168
Course
Fee: $280 (NON-REFUNDABLE)
Course
Requirements For Students For The 8-hour California Infection
Control Certification Course:
All
Requirements must be provided to Dental Academy of California
by e-mail or fax one (1) week before the class starts.
- CPR/BLS
Certification (Non Expired-active) from American Heart
Association or American Red Cross. ONLINE CPR is NOT
acceptable.
Course
Info:
Eight (8)
hours of Instruction blended with Home Study By Means
of Electronic Media and (4) hours will be offered through
traditional hands on format in our Clinical Training Dental
office in San Jose California.
An 8-hour Board
Approved Infection Control Certification course is required
in order for a Dental Assistant to be compliant and RDA,
OA, DSA applicant to satisfy the applicant requirements
with the Dental Board of California. RDA applicant effective
January 1, 2010, an 8-hour Board approved Infection Control
Certification course is required to be completed as well
as a dental board approved course in the California Dental
Practice Act. As part of this legislative mandate, under
B&P Section 1750 unlicensed dental assistant under
the dentist’s continuous employment for 120 days
or more must complete, within one year from the date of
employment, a Dental Board approved Infection Control
course. Must be a length of 8 hours, and a Dental Board
approved course in the California Dental Practice Act
(2-hr) is required as well. Upon successful completion
of the course, a certificate of completion will be provided.
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COURSE
REGISTRATION
To
register through mail using a money order or cashier’s
check,
please fill out the Registration Form and send payment
to:
Dental
Academy of California
Attn: Maureen Rumiko Yamat, RDAEF
1423 Scollon Ct., San Jose, CA 95132
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Dental
Radiation Safety Course Certification
Dental Board
of California Course Approval #X 1014
Course
Fee: $500 (NON-REFUNDABLE)
X-RAY
FILM MAY BE PURCHASED FOR $100 INCLUDES: SINGLE (DF58)
AND DOUBLE (DF57) X-RAY FILMS AND RINN XCP HOLDER RENTAL
FOR THE CLASSROOM.
Course
Requirements for Students For The California Dental Radiation
Safety Certification Course:
All
Requirements must be provided to Dental Academy of California
by e-mail or fax one (1) week before the class starts.
- YOU MUST
HAVE COMPLETED A BOARD APPROVED CALIFORNIA 8-hour INFECTION
CONTROL CERTIFICATION COURSE.
- ALL STUDENTS
BEFORE REGISTERING INTO THE DENTAL RADIATION SAFETY
COURSE MUST HAVE AT LEAST SIX (6) MONTHS EXPERIENCE
IN THE DENTAL FIELD (LETTER FROM YOUR EMPLOYER
IS REQUIRED, STATING HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED
AND MUST BE SIGNED BY YOUR EMPLOYER) “OR”
- BE A GRADUATE
FROM A DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM (DIPLOMA or
CERTIFICATE) “OR”
- ENROLLED
IN ANY DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM (LETTER FROM
THE SCHOOL AND SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR);
- MUST HAVE
AN ACTIVE (NON EXPIRED) CPR/ BLS CERTIFICATION FROM
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OR FROM AMERICAN RED CROSS
ONLY (ONLINE CPR is NOT acceptable)
- MUST HAVE
A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR A PROOF OF SSN. WE ONLY
NEED THE LAST FOUR (4) DIGITS OF SSN. SSN WILL BE USED
FOR THE CERTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY. (WHICH IS REQUIRED
BY THE DENTAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA)
This
Course Consists of:
45 hours of
Instruction combined with 24 hours of live instruction
to complete the Clinical and Lab portion of the course
and Home Study by Means of Electronic Media.
Course
Info:
In order to
take x-rays in California this is a MANDATORY CERTIFICATION
COURSE for entry level Dental Assistants, DA and RDA Applicants
to receive a certificate of completion in Dental Radiation
Safety Course. This certification course is structured
to meet the criteria set forth by the Dental Board of
California. This course provides basic dental x-ray certification
training demonstrating different exposure techniques.
This course includes classroom, lab, and clinical training
of dental radiation safety and various techniques, film
and digital x-ray exposure, film mounting, bisecting and
parallel techniques of x-ray positioning, processing the
x-ray film, critiquing, and analyzing of dental x-rays.
The Laboratory
part of this course will include using manikins utilizing
traditional x-ray for film processing and mounting of
the x-ray films. You will be taking x-rays on your first
clinical patient (1) with the Instructor on either day
1 or 2 at the Clinical Facility.
Four (4) separate
clinical patients are required to be done at your workplace
under the Direct Supervision of your Dentist. Dentist
must sign the" Extramural Facility Contract"
and must complete a 30-minute orientation by phone with
the program director to discuss the course outline objectives
and clinical check offs. Patients 2, 3, 4 are homework
and patient 5 is for the final clinical exam.
All clinical
patients, total of (5) will need a Rx (Prescription) from
a licensed Dentist that the patient is eligible for a
Full Mouth set of x-rays. This course is meant to meet
the criteria set forth by The Dental Board for the operation
of dental radiographic equipment in California. Once the
student completes all the requirements, a certificate
of completion will be issued.
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COURSE
REGISTRATION
To
register through mail using a money order or cashier’s
check,
please fill out the Registration Form and send payment
to:
Dental
Academy of California
Attn: Maureen Rumiko Yamat, RDAEF
1423 Scollon Ct., San Jose, CA 95132
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Coronal
Polishing Certification
Dental Board
of California Course Approval #CP 127
Course
Fee: $350 (NON-REFUNDABLE)
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS FOR THE CORONAL POLISHING CERTIFICATION
COURSE.
All
Requirements must be provided to Dental Academy of California
by e-mail or fax one (1) week before the class starts.
- You must
have completed a Board approved 8-hour California Infection
Control Certificate- Copy
- MUST HAVE
AN ACTIVE (NON EXPIRED) CPR/BLS Certification from American
Heart Association or American Red Cross. ONLINE CPR
is NOT acceptable.
- Be a graduate
of an approved Dental Assisting (RDA) Course -OR-
- Each student
must acquire the necessary requirements for the application
for RDA licensure
This
Course Consists of:
12 hours of
Instruction blended with Home Study by Means of Electronic
Media, and Eight (8) hours of Live Instruction to complete
the Lab and Clinical segments of this Course.
Course
Info:
Coronal Polishing
Course for the RDA or RDA Applicant. (You do not have
to be an RDA to take this course but must meet all the
above requirements). Prior to Licensing as an RDA, A Dental
Board approved coronal polishing course must be completed.
The Laboratory
part of this course will include using typodonts to perform
coronal polishing.
(3) separate
clinical patients are required to be done at your workplace
under the Direct Supervision of your Dentist. Dentist
must sign the "Extramural Facility Contract"
and must complete a 30-minutre orientation by phone with
the program director to discuss the course outline objectives
and clinical check offs.
All (3) clinical
patients will need a calculus free form signed by A Dentist
or A Hygienist. Once the student completes all the requirements,
a certificate of completion will be issued.
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COURSE
REGISTRATION
To
register through mail using a money order or cashier’s
check,
please fill out the Registration Form and send payment
to:
Dental
Academy of California
Attn: Maureen Rumiko Yamat, RDAEF
1423 Scollon Ct., San Jose, CA 95132
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Pit
and Fissure Sealants Certification
16 CE Units
Dental Board of California Course Approval #PF 172
Course
Fee: $500 (NON-REFUNDABLE)
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS FOR THE PIT and FISSURE SEALANT
CERTIFICATION COURSE.
All
Requirements must be provided to Dental Academy of California
by e-mail or fax one (1) week before the class starts.
- RDA license
card OR Dental Assistant Certificate of Completion/
Diploma from a board approved school OR employment certification
that specifies 15 months work experience as a Dental
Assistant (A letter from your employer is required with
their signature stating the length of your employment.)
OR Dental Board acceptance letter for the RDA state
examination;
- Certificate
of completion for coronal polishing from a board-approved
course provider or RDA license card with coronal polishing
certification indicated on the card.
- MUST HAVE
AN ACTIVE (NON EXPIRED) CPR/BLS Certification from American
Heart Association or American Red Cross. ONLINE CPR
is NOT acceptable.
This
Course Consists of:
16 hours of
Instruction blended with Home Study by means of Electronic
Media, and 12 hours of Live Instruction to complete the
Lab and Clinical portion of the Course.
Course
Info:
This course
is designed for RDA applicants and RDA's currently having
coronal polishing certification. They may take this pit
and fissure sealant certification course. Students will
be taught through lecture and thorough demonstration through
a video format.
The Laboratory
part of this course will include using typodonts to place
pit and fissure sealant material on sixteen teeth, utilizing
traditional hands-on format in our clinical training facility
in San Jose.
All (4) clinical
patients-one tooth per quadrant, per patient, are required
to be done at your workplace under the direct supervision
of your Dentist. Dentist must sign the "Extramural
Facility Contract" and must complete a 30-minute
orientation by phone with the program director to discuss
the course outline objectives and clinical check offs.
Once the student completes all the requirements, a certificate
of completion will be issued.
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COURSE
REGISTRATION
To
register through mail using a money order or cashier’s
check,
please fill out the Registration Form and send payment
to:
Dental
Academy of California
Attn: Maureen Rumiko Yamat, RDAEF
1423 Scollon Ct., San Jose, CA 95132
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2-hr
California Dental Practice Act
Dental Board
of California Course Approval #RP 6060
HOME STUDY
COURSE BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA OR LIVE INSTRUCTIONS
MANDATORY COURSE FOR Dental Assistants, Specialty Assistants
& License Renewal.
Course
Fee: $40 (NON-REFUNDABLE)
Course
Requirements: None
Course
Info:
California
Dental Practice Act Certification Course for DA, OAP,
DSAP, RDA Applicants, and License Renewals.
Our 2-hour
Dental Practice Act Continuing Education Certification
class will satisfy the California Dental Board requirements
for licensure for RDA, OAP and DSA applicant as well as
for the unlicensed dental assistant. The Scope of practice
and Allowable duties for the dental team. We will also
discuss statutes of the California Dental Practice Act
including license renewal requirements and continuing
education, Dental Professionals’ division of duties,
Abandonment, citations, fines, mandatory reporting requirements
and disciplinary actions. Once you complete this course,
we will issue a Certificate of Completion.
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COURSE
REGISTRATION
To
register through mail using a money order or cashier’s
check,
please fill out the Registration Form and send payment
to:
Dental
Academy of California
Attn: Maureen Rumiko Yamat, RDAEF
1423 Scollon Ct., San Jose, CA 95132
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2-hr
Infection Control Course for License Renewal Only
Dental Board
of California Course Approval #RP 6060
HOME STUDY
COURSE VIA ELECTRONIC MEDIA OR LIVE INSTRUCTIONS
MANDATORY COURSE FOR License Renewal
Course
Fee: $40 (NON-REFUNDABLE)
Course
Requirements: None
Course
Info:
Infection
Control Certification Course for License Renewal Only.
Our Two (2)
hr Infection Control certification program is a continuing
dental education course for license renewal only, which
introduce and update all Dental Professionals and Allied
Dental Healthcare Practitioners with the current Infection
Control procedures in Dentistry. This course will cover
all the updated and current regulations from CDC, CPDH,
CDA, ADA, DBC Infection Control Standards, and OSHA regulations
for the dental team.
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COURSE
REGISTRATION
To
register through mail using a money order or cashier’s
check,
please fill out the Registration Form and send payment
to:
Dental
Academy of California
Attn: Maureen Rumiko Yamat, RDAEF
1423 Scollon Ct., San Jose, CA 95132
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