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Deborah Bell Dental Assisting Program Health and Public Services |
The Dental Assisting
Program is a 12-month course of study.
Students begin in the Fall Semester and graduate at the completion of
the Summer Semester. The coursework
consists of lecture courses, laboratory courses and internships in dental
offices and clinics in this area. The
students are also required to take PSY111 or PSY 102, SPC101 or SPC 126 and ENG
105. Completed coursework equivalent to these liberal arts courses will be
considered for substitution when transcripts are evaluated. Upon graduation, the student will sit for the
and
go to the program’s website.)
The Dental Assisting
Program now has two scheduled program starts.
Fall semester start begins in August and the spring semester start
begins in January. If you are interested
in enrolling in this program on a full-time or part-time basis, apply to DMACC
as soon as possible. There is a wait
list for full-time enrollment but do not let that detour you. The wait list fluctuates as people make other
plans or defer their enrollment to a later time. There is no wait list for someone interested
in taking this program on a part-time basis.
If you choose to be a part-time student, the length of the program would
be extended to two years. If you are
interested in this program, call Sheri Husak for more information. Sheri is our program counselor for
prospective students. She will help you
with any questions you might have concerning enrolling. If you have questions concerning the program
itself, contact Deborah Bell.
The Dental Assisting and
Dental Hygiene programs have two courses in common. DHY 161 Oral Radiology and
DHY 221 Dental Materials. If a student in the Dental Assisting Program
successfully completes these two courses, these courses would also be applied
to the Dental Hygiene curriculum under certain guidelines. Thus, if entering the Hygiene Program, these
courses would be eliminated from the course requirements. Successfully completing the Dental
Assisting Program prior to entering the Dental Hygiene Program has proven to be
of benefit by creating a groundwork that becomes an asset to the student’s
success. Many Dental Hygiene graduates
have first completed the Dental Assisting Program.
The Dental Assisting
Program strictly follows the guidelines of DMACC’s Bloodborne Pathogens
Exposure Control Plan. See the Dental
Assisting Program’s website for an explanation of this control plan @ www.dmacc.edu.
For further
program information, you may contact:
Christina Carpenter,
Program Counselor @ 515 - 964-6436 or cmcarpenter@dmacc.edu(email
Tina)
Terri Heintz, Associate
Professor @ 515-964 – 6312 or tlheintz@dmacc.edu (e-mail Terri)
Heidi Bromert,
Instructor@ hjbromert@dmacc.edu
Attention
Incoming Students!
Information Days Scheduled 
Important Information to Know 
Textbooks for Fall Semester
To Contact me:
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515-964-6308
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515-964-6440 |
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Building 9 |
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Office Hours: as posted |
The
following information is intended for present students as well as practicing
Dental Assistants.
Contents:
Announcements 
/ Course
Information - Fall 
Spring 
Summer / Continuing Education 
Expanded Function Courses 
/ Important Links
Des Moines Area Community College Placement Center
Dental Assisting Faculty:
Deborah Bell RDH,
CDA
Terri Heintz
RDA, CDA
Lori Brown, RDH
Daniel Venker DDS
Richard Webb DDS
Dental Assisting Program
Secretary
Dental Assisting Program
Coordinator
Dean of Health and Public
Services
A special “Thank You” to our Clinical
Internship sites for their interest in education as well as, the time and
patience they show our students.
The Dental Assisting
Advisory Committee 
Sharon Eckstrom
Phillip Young DDS
Kim Wass DDS
Denise Bell RDA, CDA
Rhonda Ceynar RDA, CDA
Beth Wiedmann RDA, CDA
Janice Johnstone RDA, CDA
Richard Apodoca DDS
Jeffrey Sharpe DDS
Greg Kline DDS
Jeffrey Sturdivant DDS
Mark Essy DDS
John Frank DDS
Laura Meyers RDA, CDA
Barry Svec DDS
Carol Cleaver DDS
Melanie Dewitt-Corbin
RDA, CDA
Angela Werner RDA, CDA
Abby Stairs RDA, CDA
DMACC
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