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We offer CPR/AED training and renewal classes through the American Red Cross. Cost is $95 a person and we can be scheduled to come to office to renew everyone at once.
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The required training to receive your Dental Assistant Radiographer license in Ohio is provided throughout the course. Specifics on licensure can be found here: https://www.dental.ohio.gov/Licensure/Dental-Assistant-Radiographer
It is the responsibility of the student to reach out to The Ohio State Dental Board to ensure any criminal offenses will not hinder them from receiving their license.
Learn more about Radiology License/Renewal here
Our online self guided 2 hour CE course costs $75
American Medical Technologist Certification
Students are eligible to sit for the AMT exam upon graduation. This would be the first step to take after graduation to be eligible for further continuing education courses such as Sealants, Nitrous Monitoring, Coronal Polish, and EFDA.
The application can be found HERE
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National certification through the Dental Assisting National Board is one option for becoming eligible for higher continuing education courses such as Sealants and EFDA. Graduates must work for two years prior to being eligible to sit for this exam. The AMT exam is a quicker route to obtaining certification and will allow you to take the same courses.
No classes for 2023 are scheduled at this time but we hope to offer this course in 2024
No classes for 2023 are scheduled at this time but we hope to offer this course in 2024
No classes for 2023 are scheduled at this time but we hope to offer this course in 2024
More About EFDA Here
This additional license allows certified assistants to place fillings. Each school has specific application requirements.
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Each school has specific application requirements.
More About Dental School Here
Each school has specific application requirements.
Certification Program DAANCE | AAOMS
Certification Program DAANCE | AAOMS
This is an outdated state level examination. This exam is not recommended for our students.
Disclosures:
First Impressions Dental Assisting certifies that all instructors and contributors to continuing education material have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in continuing education courses that First Impressions Dental Assisting Program offers.
First Impressions Dental Assisting does not recommend a participant to perform any clinical skills until successful training and completion of required supervised clinical coursework. There is risk to you and your patient when using limited knowledge when incorporating techniques and procedures into your practices, especially when the course you have taken did not include supervised clinical experience in the technique or procedure. Take necessary precautions to prevent risks.
Our continuing education courses require access to the internet. A desktop is not required, all coursework can be accessed from a tablet or smartphone
For all CE activities, 0.25 credit hours will be awarded for each 15 minutes of activity time, not including breaks, meals, registration periods or general business. No credit shall be awarded if the activity is less than 15 minutes in duration. For CDE activities that involve both on-site lecture and demonstration portions and in-office, independent participation components, credit for the in-office, independent study portion may not exceed credit awarded for the lecture and demonstration portions. For participation in audio or audiovisual self-instructional programs, credit must be awarded based on the actual length of the audiovisual instructional time plus a good faith estimate of the time it takes an average participant to complete all required elements of the activity, including the self-assessment mechanism. Audio visual self-instructional activities include, but are not limited toL Audio- or audio-visual activities delivered via tape, CD, DVD, pod cast, on-line, etc. OR Multi-media activities comprised of audiovisual elements in combination with written materials. For participation in self-paced self-instructional programs, the provider must award credit based on a good faith estimate of the time it takes an average participant to complete the program. Self-paced self-instructional activities include, but are not limited to, written self-study activities such as journals or monographs, either print-based or electronically mediated.
Refund / Cancellation Policy:
Should a participant withdraw from their CE course at least one week prior to live event OR three days after enrolling in a self guided course they shall be refunded 100% of the paid course fees. If a participant withdraws less than a week prior to a live event or after the three days after enrolling in a self guided course no refund shall be given. First Impressions Dental Assisting reserves the right to cancel or reschedule courses as needed. Should First Impressions Dental Assisting cancel a course with no reschedule date 100% refunds shall be given to those who have paid course fees.