Dental Assisting Admission Requirements:
Dental Assisting is a limited enrollment program beginning each fall. Resources such as clinical facilities and faculty, as well as approval standards, limit the number of applicants accepted to the program to 36 students. Dental Assisting is a one-year diploma curriculum and all applicants must meet minimum requirements to be considered for the program. Please note, however, that meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
When applicants have completed all of the minimum requirements, they must meet with an admissions advisor for a Dental Assisting Minimum Admissions Requirement (MAR) review. This must be completed by the deadline date, February 5, 2009. A list of alternates will be developed, to be used when an applicant originally accepted, declines admission. Alternates not admitted to the program and other applicants denied admission must re-apply, and complete a new MAR if they wish to be considered for the following year's class.
APPLICATION PROCESS: The following steps must be completed by February 5, 2009.
1. Complete GTCC application.
2. Meet with an admissions advisor for an
admissions interview. (Admissions Office hours
are 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through
Thursday and 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays).
3. Complete the GTCC placement testing, if
required by the Admissions' Office.
4. Have an official high school transcript or GED
scores mailed to the Admissions Office. (Official
transcripts must be sent directly from the school
to GTCC and have the school's seal or original
signature).
5. Have official transcripts from all colleges or
schools attended since high school sent to the
Admissions Office. These will be reviewed for
possible transfer credit.
6. Meet with an admissions advisor after
completion of the minimum requirements on
page 2, by February 5, 2009, in the Admissions
Office of the Medlin Campus Center Building. This
meeting is required. Office hours are 8 a.m.-6:30
p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9:00 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. Fridays
THIS PROCESS COMPLETES THE ADMISSIONS FILE. IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE SURE YOUR FILE IS COMPLETE.
To download the following admission information, click on a file below:
Dental Assisting Fall 2009 Admissions Information Packet
Dental Assisting Mandatory Observation Hours
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO APPLICANTS
As health care providers, the primary professional obligation is service to the public. Patients have the right to expect and receive quality care regardless of his/her circumstance and medical condition. All students in the dental programs at GTCC will be expected to adhere to this philosophy.
Infection control guidelines in the dental department have been developed to protect the student and the patient from disease transmission. Beginning with the medical history of his/her circumstance and medical condition. All students in the dental programs at GTCC will be expected to adhere to this philosophy.
A student in the dental program is at an increased risk for exposure to a variety of diseases, among them Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Because of these risks, students will be expected to follow all infection control/exposure control guidelines that have been established.
For further information on this policy, please contact the department chair for your program.
