Overview
Dental Assisting is a dental care vocation for people who want to help others and who are interested in being in the health care field.
Features of the two-semester (beginning in fall) Dental Assisting Program
- You are joining a sought-after industry! Dental assistants are in high demand.
- A Registered dental assistant median wage is $75,000 per year.
- You can apply to the CSM dental assisting program right out of High school or without prior college experience.
- CSM has a strong network of Bay Area dental offices with many opportunities for CSM graduates.
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Contact Us
Dental Assisting OfficeHealth & Wellness Building 5, Room 329
larochelleb@smccd.edu
(650) 574-6211 Phone
(650) 574-6325 Fax

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