Dental Assistant - Certificate of Completion
Doña Ana Community College
2025-2026 Catalog
(28 credits)
NOTE: Students must earn a final grade of C or better in all required courses/Technical Requirements and achieve a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0.
Students must complete all University certificate requirements, which include: General Education requirements and elective credits to total at least 28 credits. Developmental coursework will not count toward the degree requirements and/or elective credits.
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| COMM 1130G | Public Speaking 1 | 3 |
| or COMM 1115G | Introduction to Communication | |
| or ENGL 1110G | Composition I | |
| BIOL 1130G | Introductory Anatomy & Physiology (non-majors) 1 | 4 |
| or BIOL 2210 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I for the Health Sciences | |
| or BIOL 2225 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | |
| or BIOL 353 | Pre-Professional Human Anatomy | |
| or BIOL 354 | Physiology of Humans | |
| or SPMD 3210 | Anatomy and Physiology II | |
| Technical Requirements | ||
| DAS 111 | Bio-Dental Science | 3 |
| or DHYG 114 & DHYG 116 & DHYG 117 & DHYG 124 | Oral Histology and Embryology and Head and Neck Anatomy and Dental Anatomy and General and Oral Pathology | |
| DAS 113 | Dental Assisting I | 5 |
| DAS 115 | Dental Radiology 2 | 4 |
| or DHYG 118 | Dental Radiology | |
| DAS 117 | Dental Materials 2 | 3 |
| or DHYG 134 | Dental Materials | |
| DAS 123 | Dental Assisting Practicum | 4 |
| or DHYG 120 & DHYG 122 | Dental Hygiene Theory I and Clinical Dental Hygiene I | |
| DAS 129 | Preventive Dentistry | 2 |
| or DHYG 110 & DHYG 112 | Preclinical Dental Hygiene and Preclinical Dental Hygiene Lab | |
| Total Credits | 28 | |
- 1
Must be completed before a student can apply to the Dental Assistant program.
- 2
Course can be substituted for equivalent DHYG course if the DAS course was completed at DACC in 2024 or thereafter
(28 credits)
A Suggested Plan of Study
The contents of this roadmap may vary depending on initial student placement in mathematics and English. This is only a suggested plan of study for students and is not intended as a contract. Individual student academic plans may vary. Please contact your academic advisor to create a plan that works for you. Course availability may vary from fall to spring semester and may be subject to modification or change.
NOTE: Students must earn a final grade of C or better in all required courses/Technical Requirements and achieve a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0.
Students must complete all University certificate requirements, which include: General Education requirements and elective credits to total at least 28 credits. Developmental coursework will not count toward the degree requirements and/or elective credits.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| SPRING | ||
| Area I: Communications - Oral Communications | 3 | |
| Introduction to Communication or Public Speaking or Composition I | ||
| BIOL 1130G | Introductory Anatomy & Physiology (non-majors) or Human Anatomy and Physiology I for the Health Sciences or Human Anatomy and Physiology II or Pre-Professional Human Anatomy or Physiology of Humans or Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| SUMMER | ||
| DAS 111 | Bio-Dental Science or Oral Histology and Embryology and Head and Neck Anatomy and Dental Anatomy and General and Oral Pathology | 3 |
| DAS 113 | Dental Assisting I | 5 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| FALL | ||
| DAS 115 or DHYG 118 | Dental Radiology 2 or Dental Radiology | 4 |
| DAS 117 or DHYG 134 | Dental Materials 2 or Dental Materials | 3 |
| DAS 129 | Preventive Dentistry or Preclinical Dental Hygiene and Preclinical Dental Hygiene Lab | 2 |
| DAS 123 | Dental Assisting Practicum or Dental Hygiene Theory I and Clinical Dental Hygiene I | 4 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 28 | |