Academic Prerequisites

Dental Health Technology

Although there are no prerequisites for entrance into the Dental Health Technology program at SUN Tech, it is strongly recommended that the student posses good verbal and written communication, strong math skills, and flexible personality traits.

Education strives to change the behavior of the student. The training program for dental assistants must provide the opportunity for the student to acquire a code of professional behavior and proficiencies necessary to function as a member of the dental health team. Dentistry is a constantly changing profession; therefore, it is essential that the curriculum will be kept flexible so that new concepts may be included. It is a goal of the staff to keep the program of study one that will be constantly evaluated and improved.