Dental Assisting

Program Information

This Program is designed to teach technical skills in patient preparation, chair-slide assisting and dental materials. The student will be prepared to perform office tasks, lab duties and assisting the Dental Hygienist or Dentist. Eligible students may take the DANB (Dental Assisting National Board) exam.

• Dental Assistant
• Certified Dental Assistant
• Sterilization Specialist
• Dental Lab Specialist
• Dental Lab Technician
• Dental Office Manager
• Dental Hygienist

• IUPIUI
• Ivy Tech, Lafayette
• University of Southern Indiana
• Indiana University Northwest
• Indiana University South Bend
• IPFW
• Prairie State

First Semester Activities
August-December 2010

• Please contact the teacher for more information.

Click here to download the 1st Year Syllabus for this program.

Click here to download the 2nd Year Syllabus for this program.

Click here to download the Curriculum Map for this program.

Mrs. Pratl is the instructor for the Dental assisting class.  She has 23 years experience in the general and orthodontic field of dentistry.  Mrs. Pratl began her career  when she was a sophomore in high school at Orthodontics, Inc. in Valparaiso.  There at Orthodontics Inc., she completed all hours required for her internship in the dental program. Upon graduation, she remained a dedicated full-time employee for 18 years while  attending Indiana University Northwest for Pre- Dentistry, and later switched to get her education degree. After many years in dentistry, she started work as a correctional officer for three years at the Lake County Jail.  She now enjoys sharing her real life experiences and knowledge of the dental career with students who are contemplating a career in dental.

After school, she also coaches cheerleading and softball.

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