Schedule

SPRING 2026

All DATC Sessions start with Orientation.

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, January 10th 2026 at 10 am

LOCATION: 88 Vilcom Center Dr., Suite 190; Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Here’s what you can expect at Orientation:

• A tour of the in-person clinical facility
• Distribution of course materials
• Beginning assignments
• Collection of any outstanding tuition
• Opportunity to ask any questions you may have

The syllabus below breaks down by weekly modules the 94 hours of instruction by lecture and laboratory and includes Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification.

In addition, there are 35 hours of Clinical Rotations in approved dental offices required to successfully complete this course.

**** Modules may not be taught in numerical order. ****

In-Person Clinicals will be offered approximately every three (3) to four (4) weeks  on Fridays/Saturdays from 8am to 5pm with a 1 hour lunch break The IN PERSON classes will focus on Clinical Demonstration and Competency Development. 

SESSION 33

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Introduction to Dentistry / Dental Anatomy

Workbook Chapters Due: 1, 2, 3, 4

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office

Workbook Chapters Due: 10 and Handouts

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

OSHA / Infection Control

5, 6, 7, 8, 10

Workbook Chapters Due: 5, 6, 7, 8 

Live virtual Lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15 minute break

Intro to Clinical Dentistry (Dental Patient. Delivering Dental Care  The Dental Examination)

Workbook Chapters Due: 9, 11, 13

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Moisture Control

Workbook Chapters Due: 12

Onsite Clinical Demonstration and Competency Development

8am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch

Workbook Chapters Graded: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20

Online Quiz Available until 6pm TUES

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Radiology

Workbook Chapters Due: 16, 17 and handouts

ONLINE MIDTERM to be completed prior to 6pm.

Onsite Clinical Demonstration and Competency Development

8am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch

Workbook Chapters Graded: 16, 17 and handouts

Radiology PreTest

Onsite Clinical Demonstration and Competency Development

8am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch

Radiology Final at 8am
Resume and Cover Letter due at 8 am

Workbook Chapters Graded: 29

Resume and Cover letters due at 8am

8-hour Radiology Competency Development and Live Patient

8am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch

Mock Interviews

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Instruments, Handpieces and Accessories

Workbook Chapters Due: 14

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15 minute break

Restorative Dentistry

Workbook Chapters Due: 18, 22

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Pain and Anxiety Control

Workbook Chapters Due: 15

1Onsite Clinical Demonstration and Competency Development

8am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch

Workbook Chapters Graded: 14, 15, 18, 22

Online Quiz Available until 6pm TUES

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Impressions

Workbook Chapters Due: 19

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry

Workbook Chapters Due: 23

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Workbook Chapters Due: 

Onsite Clinical Demonstration and Competency Development

8am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch

Workbook Chapters Graded: 19, 23

Online MIDTERM Available until 6pm TUES

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Specialty Dentistry: Endo, Oral Surgery, Periodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, Implant Dentistry

Workbook Chapters Due: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Specialty Dentistry: Endo, Oral Surgery, Periodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, Implant Dentistry

ALL MODULES

Clinical REVIEW and Competency Development

8am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch

Workbook Chapters Graded: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Live virtual lecture 6:30 – 8:45pm, 15min break

Review ALL MODULES

ALL MODULES

Clinical REVIEW and Competency Development

8am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch

ALL MODULES

Clinical REVIEW and Competency Development

8 am – 2 pm

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Education and Training Requirements (Cont'd)

(3) completion of:
(a) a 3-hour course in sterilization and infection control;
(b) a 3-hour course in dental office emergencies; and
(c) current certification in CPR.
(d) after completing Sub-Items (3)(b), (c), and (d) of this Rule, dental assistants may be trained in any dental delivery setting and allowed to perform the functions of a Dental Assistant II under the direct control and supervision of a licensed dentist, except as listed in Sub-Item 3(e) of this Rule.
(e) dental assistants may take radiographs after completing radiology training consistent with G.S. 90-29(c)(12).
(f) full-time employment and experience as a chairside assistant for two years (3,000 hours) of the preceding five, during which period the assistant may be trained in any dental delivery setting and allowed to perform the functions of a Dental Assistant II under the direct control and supervision of a licensed dentist.

Radiography Requirements
A certified dental assistant [(one who successfully completes the DANB exam (see (3) above)] or an assistant who completes an ADA-accredited dental assisting or dental hygiene program may take radiographs without further examination. All others, including those who move to North Carolina from out-of-state, must successfully pass an equivalency exam. This exam may be challenged after completing "seven hours of instruction in the production and use of dental x-rays and an education program of not less than fourteen hours in clinical dental radiology." You must be able to prove that you have the minimal amount of training to be eligible to take the radiology equivalency exam, or you may take a course prior to taking the exam. Any Board approved radiography course is acceptable and any approved course's final examination is recognized as the equivalency exam.