Focus NJ's Workforce Development Initiatives & Opportunities

• Monmouth County

Dental Assistant Training Program

Credentials: Certified Dental Assistant, New Jersey Dental Radiology License

• Workforce Training - Healthcare

This in-person program includes a radiology license and gives students the knowledge and skills necessary to become a Dental Assistant with Radiology in just four months.

• Burlington County

Dental Assisting

Credentials: Certified Dental Assistant (CDA), Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

• Workforce Training - Healthcare

The Dental Assisting is a 10-month program accredited by CODA, Middle States and the United States Department of Education. This allows graduates to become Certified Dental Assistants and Registered Dental Assistants immediately after completing the program and passing all the exams and submitting the paperwork for licensure. The total hours are approximately 1,100 hours including school and clinical hours.

• Burlington County

Dental Radiology

Credentials: Dental Radiology License

• Workforce Training - Healthcare

The Dental Radiology course designed to equip working dental assistants with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively perform dental radiography. By completing this course, dental assistants can enhance their skills, improve patient care, and advance their careers in the dynamic field of dentistry. Includes both didactic (classroom) instruction and hands-on laboratory experience. Designed for working dental assistants who are already employed in a dental office. Approved by the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, ensuring the course meets the necessary standards and prepares students for licensure or certification.

• Camden County

Dental Assissting

• Workforce Training - Healthcare

The Dental Assisting Program offers students extensive training which will allow them to develop the skills needed to perform a variety of dental office procedures and laboratory techniques as well as the knowledge associated with medical and dental terminology, anatomy & physiology, with an emphasis placed on head and neck anatomy, dental law and ethics, and patient rights.

• Passaic County

Dental Assissting

• Workforce Training - Healthcare

The Dental Assisting Program offers students extensive training which will allow them to develop the skills needed to perform a variety of dental office procedures and laboratory techniques as well as the knowledge associated with medical and dental terminology, anatomy & physiology, with an emphasis placed on head and neck anatomy, dental law and ethics, and patient rights.

• Ocean County

Dental Assissting

• Workforce Training - Healthcare

The Dental Assisting Program offers students extensive training which will allow them to develop the skills needed to perform a variety of dental office procedures and laboratory techniques as well as the knowledge associated with medical and dental terminology, anatomy & physiology, with an emphasis placed on head and neck anatomy, dental law and ethics, and patient rights.

• Mercer County

Dental Assissting

• Workforce Training - Healthcare

The Dental Assisting Program offers students extensive training which will allow them to develop the skills needed to perform a variety of dental office procedures and laboratory techniques as well as the knowledge associated with medical and dental terminology, anatomy & physiology, with an emphasis placed on head and neck anatomy, dental law and ethics, and patient rights.