Application for Admission
Application Process
Apply Now Using the DATC Learning Portal!
- First, go to the DATC Learning Portal to create an account.
- Second, after your account is created, log back into the DATC Learning Portal and apply to the upcoming DATC Session.
- Once accepted, you will be able to access your Enrollment Agreement and see next steps on the DATC Learning Portal Dashboard
- We’ve got a How To Apply Guide, if you’d like a step by step on the process.
Need A Paper Application?
- Email us at admin@datcinc.com and our team will send one to you as soon as possible.
- Complete the application form and send all required documents (official transcripts and essay) by replying to the email you receive, or you can mail everything to PO Box 801; Carrboro, NC 27510
- Don’t forget to send your nonrefundable application fee of $50. Make your check payable to: Dental Assistant Training Centers, Inc.
Whether you use the DATC Learning Portal to complete your application or send everything via email or snail-mail, it takes a few days to review and process your DATC application. Once everything is completed, you will receive a letter regarding acceptance status.
If accepted, you will also receive an Enrollment Agreement that is to be completed and returned along with your deposit. This holds your spot in the class.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call: 336-223-6080.
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Dental Assistant I and Dental Assistant II
In North Carolina, there are two classifications for Dental Assistants (DAI and DAII.) North Carolina does NOT certify assistants. Classification is based on experience and/or training as listed below. It is up to the employer to verify an assistant's qualifications and determine if he/she is a DAI or DAII.
Education and Training Requirements
To be classified as a Dental Assistant II, an assistant shall meet one of the following
criteria:
(1) completion of:
(a) an ADA-accredited dental assisting program and current certification in CPR; or
(b) one academic year or longer in an ADA-accredited dental hygiene program, and current certification in CPR; or
(2) completion of the Dental Assistant certification examination(s) administered by the Dental Assisting National Board and current certification in CPR; or
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.
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