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become a dental assistant In Just 10 Weeks
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Convenient, flexible, and affordable. Start earning a competitive salary in the growing field of dentistry in just 10 weeks!
OceanPointe Dental Assisting Academy
Online & Hands-on School
Our structured curriculum includes a combination of watching, reading, and hands-on learning to help you become the highest qualified dental assistant. We expose you to a variety of modern dental technologies, and train you in a real dental practice by seasoned dental assistants.
Our approach allows you to move quickly through concepts you know well, so that you can spend more time on the skills that you need to develop. No matter your learning style, you can find success at OceanPointe Ojai.
Next Classes: August 2024
Listen to Our Students
OceanPointe Dental Assisting Academy welcomes you!
Dental assistants are in very high demand. Take on a new profession with excellent work hours, great pay (national average is $19.84 per hour), and an array of advancement opportunities and certifications.
Start your new career as a dental assistant. Our graduates include:
High school students and graduates
Young parents providing for families
Singles looking for independence
Office workers tired of the grind
Individuals preparing for dental hygiene or dental school
30 to 50-year-olds looking for a new career
If you're looking for a great career, you're in the right place.
Are you ready to embark on a new career path in the dental profession, but don’t want to spend years in school? If your answer is yes, then the exciting field of dental assisting may be for you.
In just 10 weeks, our program teaches students the skills, technology and dental theory needed to succeed.
OceanPointe Dental Assisting Academy of Ojai provides students with a detailed education in modern dental practices, complete with hands-on training from practicing dental professionals in real-life dental offices.
Get Practical Experience in a Real Dental Practice With Real Students, Using Real Equipment, with Real Patient Situations.
Digital Radiography Training & Beyond
Our students learn to take high quality digital radiographs on state-of-the-art x-ray machines, as well as with traditional film.
True Hands-on Experience Assisting a Real Dentist With Real Patients.
Every one of our students will assist a licensed dentist one-on-one in various dental procedures on real patients – not on manikins. Clinical practice is performed on other students and real patients to enhance the learning experience - all under the watchful eyes of our instructors.
Scrubs, Supplies & Materials Included
Your tuition includes textbooks, clinical attire, lab manual, hands-on training, clinical rotations with real patients, and all supplies and materials needed for class.
Experienced Staff
We hire the most qualified and experienced instructors. All of our instructors are either distinguished dental assistants or dental professionals.
Convenient Schedule
Students will complete reading assignments and online quizzes during the week at their own pace. This allows flexibility to continue working while preparing for their next career.
Affordable Tuition
Our learning model allows us to keep the cost of education low. We offer several payment plans that do not require a credit check.
Clinical Rotations
Students are placed in a 40-hour per week clinical rotation for a final applied clinical experience with chair-side assisting in 4-handed dentistry, radiographic techniques, and assisting during specialty procedures.
Why Dental Assisting?
The dental field is growing and highly-trained and knowledgeable assistants are in high demand.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the dental assisting field is projected to grow by 19% from 2016 to 2026, which is much faster than the average job growth in other occupations. OceanPointe Dental Assisting Academy of Ojai can teach you the dental theory and real-world skills you need to find success with this fast-growing career.
At OceanPointe you will learn everything you need to know in our 10-week course to start a successful career in dental assisting.
Dental assistants play an important role in every successful dental office.
The core focus of dental assisting work is on patient care, often preparing patients for examinations and procedures, or working alongside the dentist when treating patients.
Upon completion of our program, our relationship with many reputable dental offices allows us to lend a hand in your job seeking process. It is not uncommon for students to find work before the program ends.
MORE TESTIMONIALS
Student Testimonials
OceanPointe really prepared me to be at a dental office. Thank God and the academy for this amazing opportunity.
Kelsey Lipe
I love it! Very hands-on and teaches you a lot by actually doing and seeing the stuff we are learning.
Inna Svryda
OceanPointe Academy is such a great vocational school and with 100% certainty would recommend it.
Zoey Vaughan
OceanPointe has made my transition into the dental field a smooth one. Can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Erin Richards
I just felt it was time for me to find a stable career…but I actually fell in love with the industry.