Certificate in Dental Assisting

Our Dental Assisting program emphasizes patient-centered practices to enhance oral health and well-being.Dental assistants are key players in the dental health team, and our program is tailored to ensure you’re ready to work in various settings, including private practices, specialist offices and community health centers. You will combine classroom theory with hands-on learning in a dental clinic setting at SAIT campus, as well as complete a practicum to apply your dentistry assistant skills in a real-world dental office environment.

All applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency and have passed the following course requirements or equivalents, with an overall average of at least 60%:Math 30-1 or Math 30-2, andEnglish Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2, andBiology 30, andChemistry 30.SAIT accepts high school course equivalents for admission for applicants educated outside Alberta.