Dental Assisting

Our Dental Assisting program emphasizes patient-centered practices to enhance oral health and well-being.

Dental assistants are key players in the dental health team, and our program is tailored to ensure you’re ready to work in various settings, including private practices, specialist offices and community health centers.

You will combine classroom theory with hands-on learning in a dental clinic setting at SAIT campus. 

In this program, you will: 

• learn the principles of providing compassionate care that respects the individual needs of patients 
• learn how to perform intra and extra-oral imaging 
• perform laboratory procedures 
• learn about infection prevention as well as control and safety protocols 
• practice management skills. 

You’ll participate in an unpaid practicum to apply your dentistry assistant skills in a real-world dental office environment. 

Attending your classes is mandatory to successfully complete the program. Your active involvement in both theoretical and practical sessions is expected. 

At graduation, you will emerge as a skilled dental assistant, ready to positively impact patient health and confidently step into your professional role to meet the demands of the dental industry. 

Credential: 

certificate 

Program Length: 

1 year 

Location: 

In person (Main Campus) 

International Applicants: 

Accepted PGWP eligible - Medical exam required 

Faculty: 

School of Health and Public Safety

CAJG Eligible

Careers And Opportunities

Each year, SAIT conducts a survey between February and April to determine the employment rate, salary and satisfaction of our newest SAIT alumni. 

•  95% graduate employment rate
•  $52,000 average starting salary