Health Science Education Dental Pathway

Required Classes: (2.0 Credits) Dental Assistant (2.0) Elective Classes: (2.0 Credits) Food & Nutrition I (.5) Food & Nutrition II (.5) Foundations of Nutrition (.5) Health Science, Introduction (.5) Medical Anatomy & Physiology (1.0) Medical Math (.5) Medical Terminology (.5) Health Science, Advanced (capstone) (1.0) Workplace Skills (.5) Sample Occupations

Health Science Education Teacher Dental Assistant Dental Ceramist Dental Hygienist Dental Laboratory Technician Dentist Orthodontic Technician

__________________________________________________________________________ Workforce Trends Dental Assistant: The dental industry is in critical need of dental assistants. Dentists are hiring more assistants to perform routine tasks so that they may devote more time to complex procedures.

Employment for dental assistants is expected to increase 29 percent through the year 2016. Dentists are hiring more assistants to perform routine tasks so that they may devote their own time to more complex procedures. This is a non-traditional occupation for men. Less than 3 percent of the people employed in this occupation are men.
Source: Choices and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009 Edition