Everest Institute - Gahanna Now Offers Dental Assisting Training

Jan. 21, 2010 - PRLog -- GAHANNA, Ohio – Everest Institute – Gahanna is now training students to compete for careers as dental assistants and are projected to be among the fasted growing occupations from 2008 to 2018, a growth of 36 percent.* To keep pace with steady demand in the industry, Everest Institute at Gahanna has added a new dental assisting (http://www.everest.edu/campus/gahanna/program/dental-assisting) program to its curriculum and is now enrolling students. The new program compliments three health care programs presently offered at the Gahanna campus.

Population growth and a greater retention rate of natural teeth by middle-aged and older people will be among the factors fueling demand for dental services.

"With the increased demand for trained health care professionals, our new Dental Assisting Program is an important addition and can provide trained dental assistants to the health care community," said Gahanna campus president Martin Ehrenberg.

Everest Institute - Gahanna’s new Dental Assisting Program can be completed in less than a year, and provides an interactive hands-on learning environment, which includes real-world work place simulations. Dental assistant training (http://dentalassisting.everestcollege.edu/dental-assistin...) includes a study of dental office emergencies, dental radiography, dental specialties, operatory dentistry, laboratory procedures, dental anatomy and orthodontics, and an externship.

Students enrolled in Everest’s new Dental Assisting Program can develop the skills to handle a diverse array of responsibilities in the delivery of dental care, which can include chair side assisting methods, patient procedures and related office and laboratory duties. Everest training can also help students develop life skills that can be leveraged over a lifetime.

Program graduates of Everest’s Dental Assisting program are qualified to seek entry-level employment with dental offices, dental manufacturers, dental laboratories and insurance companies.

Additional programs offered at the Gahanna campus include medical assisting, medical insurance billing and coding and pharmacy technician.


About Everest

Everest Institute - Gahanna, serving the Columbus, Ohio area, is located at 825 Tech Center Drive, Gahanna, OH 43230 and is one of 100 schools owned by Corinthian Colleges, Inc. throughout North America. Everest Institute provides popular in-demand career-oriented diploma and degree programs** in the fields of criminal justice, skilled trades, business, paralegal, information technology and health care. Learn more about vocational training programs at Everest Institute (http://www.everest.edu/contact?dmredirect=IFABL001).

Media may contact Karen Kalil, AVP, Public Relations at Everest Institute, 1-714-825-7789.

* The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics projects that from 2008 to 2018, employment opportunities for dental assistants is expected to grow 36 percent. Your local market data likely differs from these statistics. Individual efforts, professionalism, experience, work attitude, local market and other factors may impact employment opportunities and pay.
** Programs may vary by campus.

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Everest, owned by Corinthian Colleges, Inc., provides diploma and degree education programs in health care, medical assisting, criminal justice, business, applied management and more. Everest has 100 schools in the U.S. and Canada. Visit www.Everest.edu.