Are there dental assistant schools in Arizona that offer short-term, intensive training which qualifies graduates for job placement? Thirteen-week programs may seem short compared to the one or two-year dental assisting programs normally offered. But the focus is on clinical experience and graduates have a great advantage in this aspect. Altrain Dental Assisting Academy is located in Phoenix, Arizona and offers this kind of short-term training. While there may be skeptics as to the quality of graduates of such program, it is good to note that it is licensed by the Arizona Department for Private Postsecondary Education, which has a stringent process before approving operations of any vocational or technical school. Every state has its own requirements governing the profession and for Arizona, dental assistants are required to be certified in dental x-rays and coronal polish. Altrain Dental does guarantee its graduates will be eligible for these exams, and more importantly, get the credentials they need to be employed.
