This Dental Assistant School in the state of Utah is having a 10-week program focused on real hands-on training and externships inside local dental offices.
With the ongoing shortage of qualified dental assistants, programs like this could make a real difference—but I’m curious what the community thinks.
Do you think this type of training model will actually help the workforce gap?
What else can we be doing to bring more skilled dental assistants into the field?
Would your office host externs as part of a hiring pipeline?
This is great. I have seen excellent results from students from Accelerated Dental Assisting Academy, which appears to be similar. The best way to learn dentistry is through hands-on practice.