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Dental Assistant Training Schools in Illinois

Illinois Dental Assisting Schools

Find an accredited Illinois or online school with certified dental assistant training classes, diploma, or associate degree programs. Become a dental assistant in 9 months to 2 years depending on the program you choose. Listed colleges have financial aid assistance for students who qualify. Use your zip code to connect with an accredited dental assistant school in Illinois.

Learn about the requirements to apply to a dental assisting program.

State of Illinois Dental Assisting Requirements

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Dental Assisting Schools in Illinois

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Midwest Technical Institute

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East Peoria, IL

280 High Point Ln

East Peoria, IL 61611

Moline, IL

3620 Avenue of the Cities

Moline, IL 61265

Partner School

Rockford Career College

1130 S Alpine Rd #100

Rockford, IL 61108

City Colleges of Chicago - Chicago

1900 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL 60612

City Colleges of Chicago - Chicago

4300 N Narragansett, Chicago, IL 60634

Elgin Community College

1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123

First Institute - Crystal Lake

790 McHenry Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014

First Institute - Libertyville

1139 S Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, IL 60048

Illinois Community Colleges - Carterville

700 Logan College Road, Carterville, IL 62918

Illinois Community Colleges - Centralia

27210 College Rd, Centralia, IL 62801

Illinois Community Colleges - Godfrey

5800 Godfrey Rd, Godfrey, IL 62035

Illinois School of Health Careers - Chicago

11 East Adams St. Ste 200, Chicago, IL 60603

Illinois School of Health Careers - Chicago

11 East Adams Street-Ste 200, Chicago, IL 60603

Illinois Valley Community College

815 N Orlando Smith Ave, Oglesby, IL 61348

Southern Illinois University

Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901

State Career College

2770 W. Grand Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60085

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State of Illinois, Dental Assisting Certification Requirements

Dental Assistant

You will be trained under the supervision of a licensed dentist.
There are no educational requirements for this level of dental assisting.

Dental Assistant Qualified In Expanded Functions

To perform coronal scaling and intracoronal temporization of a tooth, you must:

Have 2,000 hours of patient care experience documented, AND
Complete and pass an approved coronal polishing course before taking a coronal scaling course.
And, you must complete and pass a structured training program through a dental school or other approved training programs.
16 hours minimum of didactic or clinical manikin or human subject instruction
You must receive a certificate of completion

To work under the supervision of a licensed dentist to place, carve, and finish amalgam restorations, you must:

Be 18 years of age.
Either have your DANB certification, or have 2 years (4,000 hours) hands-on experience as a full time dental assistant.
Take and pass a pre-exam.
Complete an accredited 40 hour course approved by the Board of Illinois.
Complete and pass an exam on a combination of DANB's anatomy, morphology and physiology, isolation, and restorative functions. Or the equivalent.
Have proof of your current and valid Basic Life Saving certification.

To perform coronal polishing, place pit and fissure sealants, monitor patients under nitrous oxide, and/or monitor patients under sedation, you must:

Be 18 years of age.
Have 1,000 hours of clinical dental assisting
Or, complete a CODA dental assisting program
Or, have a current and valid CODA dental assisting certification.
And, you must have proof of your completed expanded program specialty course.
Or, have proof of completion of an accredited dental assisting program with the specialty as part of the curriculum.

Expanded Functions Dental Assistant

You must complete training from an approved continuing education sponsor.
Or, from an accredited training program through a dental assistant program.
The training course must also be on the approved list from the Illinois Board of Dentistry.
You must have a current and valid basic life saving certification.