Fayetteville Technical Community College recently announced the acceptance of 36 students into their highly successful dental assisting program for the 2025 – 2026 school year.
In case you didn’t realize, dental assistants play a vital role in helping dentists improve the health and well-being of their patients. Some dental assistants focus on conducting in-depth examinations of new patients. Others work with orthodontists to give patients million-dollar smiles. Increasing numbers of dental assistants work in cosmetic dentistry, helping with dental restorations and bleaching. Dental assistants also have the option to continue their education, complete a bachelor’s degree, and teach dental techniques to the next generation of dental assistants.
The dental assisting program at FTCC is a one-year, three-semester program that begins in the fall and concludes at the end of the summer each school year. Coursework includes classes in topics such as clinical procedures, dental materials, dealing with infections, preventative dentistry, and radiography. The program recently added training in new technologies, including digital impressions and 3D printing of models…