Certified Dental Assistant
Issued by
Dental Assisting National Board
The Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) certification program is designed for dental assistants who graduated from a CODA-accredited dental assisting program, have at least two years of experience, or hold a dental degree from outside the U.S. Earning CDA certification demonstrates knowledge of dental radiography, dental infection control, and chairside assisting. CDA certification is recognized in many states to earn a dental radiography certificate or perform expanded functions.
- Type Certification
- Level Intermediate
- Time Years
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Administrative Duties
- Chairside Assisting
- Dental Charting
- Dental Infection Control
- Dental Instruments
- Dental Materials
- Dental Radiography
- Diagnostic Procedures
- Expose and Evaluate
- Four-Handed Dentistry
- Instrument Processing
- Lab Procedures
- Occupational Safety
- Patient Communication
- Patient Documentation
- Patient Management
- Patient Preparation
- Prepare Treatment Room
- Preventing Disease Transmission
- Prevention of Cross-Contamination
- Quality Assurance
- Radiation Safety
- Radiographic Regulations