Train For Your Dental Career In Just 12 Weeks
Discover what your 12-week journey looks like at Lafayette Dental Assistant School.
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- Weeks to Graduate
- 12 Weeks
- Next Start Date
- June 6, 2026
- Total Tuition
- $2,850
Your 12-Week Journey
From clinical fundamentals to your first job interview, we prepare you for everything the dental industry requires.
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Weeks 1-2: Building Your Foundation
You'll start by learning the fundamentals — dental terminology, professional conduct, and the basics of working in a dental office. You'll meet your classmates and instructors, and start getting comfortable in a clinical environment.
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Weeks 3-8: Hands-On Clinical Training
This is where it gets real. You'll practice clinical skills in a real dental office environment, working with actual equipment and tools. You'll learn chairside assisting, infection control, dental charting, X-rays, and clinical procedures.
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Weeks 9-10: Certification Prep
Prepare for your dental assistant certification exam with comprehensive review sessions and practice tests. You'll earn your credential as part of the program.
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Weeks 11-12: Externship
Put everything you've learned into practice during your externship at a local dental office. You'll work alongside licensed professionals, gaining real-world experience that employers value.
A Typical Week
Classroom Learning
Each week includes structured classroom time where you'll learn the theory and knowledge behind dental assisting — from anatomy and terminology to patient care protocols and office procedures.
Hands-On Practice
Our classes take place in real dental offices, so you'll practice on the same equipment you'll use in your career. This isn't a simulation — it's the real thing.
What You'll Learn
Our class sizes are small by design, so you get the individual attention you need. Your instructors are experienced dental professionals who are invested in your success — and our student support team is here to help with everything from scheduling to career placement.
What Are Our Students Saying?
My instructors Brenna, Sherri and Priscilla are great. I learn a great deal from them and they are always willing to answer questions.
I am incredibly grateful for the three instructors, Brenna, Sheri, and Priscilla, in my dental assistant program. Each of them brought knowledge, patience, and real-world experience into the classroom, making even the most challenging mate…
Brenda and Sherrie have been wonderful instructors thus far. I have learned a lot from them with the dental assistant that I enrolled in. I have asked questions and been shown how to take steps into in the dental assistant role. They take …
Ready to See What's Possible?
Your future as a dental assistant is closer than you think. Take the first step today.