January 4, 2024 • 14 mins
The Dental Assisting curriculum at Chattahoochee Tech prepares individuals to assist the dentist in the delivery of dental treatment and to function as an integral member of the dental team while performing chair-side and laboratory procedures as well as related office tasks. Dental Assistants work alongside dentists, hygienists, and patients delivering a multitude of healthcare services.
Dental Assisting occupational courses will be completed in three (3) semesters.
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Pamela Holden (00:01):
We strive to make sure that when they leave here
that they are prepared for working chair side in a
dental office.
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (00:09):
The main difference that I've noticed in their dental assisting program,
compared to the other ones that I've experienced, is that
they teach their students and they give them more of
a hands on, real world experience.
Michelle Peets (00:24):
It really becomes very family oriented with your patients and
with your team members that you work with. And so
it's a very special experience.
Narrator (00:32):
98 Seven Chatt Tech. Where 98.7% of our students earn a career.
On today's episode, we'll explore the dental assisting program with
those who are involved in it. We'll talk with the faculty, students,
and an employer who will get you to the root
of the program. Now let's meet our guests.
Michelle Peets (00:48):
My name is Michelle Peets. I am Program Director of
Dental Assisting at Chattahoochee Technical College.
Narrator (00:54):
Michelle, as we start here, can you tell us about
your job as the program director?
Michelle Peets (00:58):
So I actually started the program for Chattahoochee Technical College.
It is a dental assisting program. So what I teach
students to do in my yearlong program, it is three semesters,
is all about dental anatomy, oral health care, and how
to assist a dentist in repairing a tooth that might
(01:19):
be damaged. Or if you have no cavities and a wonderful, healthy,
clean mouth. How to maintain that throughout your lifetime.
Narrator (01:27):
And isn't dental assisting really important for people's health?
Michelle Peets (01:30):
You're very correct. We find that there are over 100
diseases that have an oral manifestation, so the dentist might
actually be the first person to identify a systemic disease
with a patient. It does affect your heart. The same
bacteria that causes build up on your teeth is the
same bacteria that causes buildup on your arteries. And so
(01:52):
we talk to students about all of that, how to
talk to patients about that, how to recognize that there
might be something going on and bring it to the
dentist's attention or answer a question a patient might have
about something translating from dental speak to layman's terms, and
then how to assist the dentist in restoring a mouth
to a healthy, happy, functioning mouth.
Narrator (02:14):
What exactly do the instructors teach?
Michelle Peets (02:16):
So we cover everything. We start with head and neck anatomy,
so that you learn all of the vital parts of
the face and oral cavity. We do microbiology and infection control,
so you know how to stay safe in the work
environment and keep your patients and coworkers safe. We do
oral pathology, so we talk about diseases. You can identify
(02:38):
in the mouth and medications that might be used to
treat it all the way through every procedure done in dentistry.
So it is a very comprehensive program along with hands
on skills. You actually go out and work in a
dental office as a dental assistant to sort of take
that classroom knowledge and speed it up into real world time.
Pamela Holden (02:58):
Hi, my name is Pamela Holden and I'm an adjunct
dental assisting instructor at Chattahoochee Technical College. I'm basically the
lab instructor, so I teach all the lab skills to
the students.
Narrator (03:11):
And you run the lab? What does that mean?
Pamela Holden (03:14):
The lab is set up just like a dental clinic.
Dental chairs, patient chairs, dental assistant chairs, and then the
operator chairs for the doctors. We have all the equipment
that you would use in a dental office. And basically
my job is to show the students and teach them
how to work efficiently and work as a dental assistant
(03:36):
chair side.
Narrator (03:37):
Are the students working on mannequins or on real people.
Pamela Holden (03:40):
Yes, we have what we call Type-A dots, and they're
attached to our chair, so it's like a mouth with
the rubber face attached to it so that they learn
how to work inside of a mouth. But at some
point in the program, they do transition and start working
on each other as patients so that they know what
it feels like to actually be in a human being's mouth.
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (04:04):
Hi, my name is Doctor Reza Alemzadeh. I'm a general dentist
and I practice in Canton, Georgia. I've been practicing dentistry
for 20 years.
Narrator (04:13):
So what's your relationship with Chatt Tech?
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (04:15):
I'm a member of the Professional Advisory Board for the
Dental Assistant program, and I've been involved with them for
over three years. We pretty much kind of oversee the
curriculum and give advice. As far as, you know, courses
and training that's been presented to the dental assistants and
help support the program director.
Narrator (04:36):
We'll talk about money in a few minutes. But first,
I hear dental assistants are in high demand right now.
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (04:40):
Yes, absolutely. There's, um, there's definitely a shortage of dental assistant. And, um,
as more dental practices open up in Georgia, there's going
to be even more needs for good dental assistants.
Narrator (04:53):
Is there a difference between this program and other schools
programs that you've noticed?
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (04:57):
Absolutely. Um, over the past 20 years, I've had the pleasure
of working with plenty of dental assistants, some of them
from the other programs and most recently, um, a few
from Chatt Tech. And the Chatt Tech program is very thorough.
Very hands on. And it's actually the best dental assisting
program I've ever experienced over the past 20 years.
Narrator (05:19):
It sounds like Chatt Tech is giving the students at
least a six month head start.
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (05:22):
Yes, absolutely. Because they already know how to work with
equipment and how to do chair side. So their training
is not just didactic. They do a lot of hands
on clinical training, a lot more than the other programs.
So when they get to offices like mine, they're already,
like you said, six months ahead. They're already prepared. They
(05:45):
already know the basics. And we just got to teach
them a few things. And after that they're good to go.
Narrator (05:50):
Do you hire Chatt Tech students and do you recommend
them to your colleagues?
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (05:54):
Absolutely. I mean, um, I've been involved with the program
for the past three years, and over the past three
years we pretty much hired all of the experience and
interns that we've gotten from the program. So absolutely, I
highly recommend hiring the assistants that come out of that program.
Narrator (06:10):
We've heard from the administration. Now let's hear from a student.
Tyrese Smith (06:13):
I'm Tyrese Smith, I do dental assistant program at Chattahoochee Tech College.
Narrator (06:17):
What was the reason you enrolled in the dental assisting program?
Tyrese Smith (06:20):
Well, I used to have braces, and when I had braces. You
gotta go get checkups frequently. So every time I go
see the dental assitants working on me she would just always say how fun it was and
how she got through school easily and it got me interested, so I went to Chatt Tech
for it.
Narrator (06:36):
What did you have to do before you enrolled in
the program?
Tyrese Smith (06:38):
I was doing dental assisting at Chatt Tech, but before you got to do your, um,
your pre classes, like your math classes and things like that.
So I was always at Chatt Tech after high school, but
I just started taking the program this year.
Narrator (06:49):
How was your experience been so far?
Tyrese Smith (06:51):
I love my instructors. They're very funny. My classmates are
also pretty cool too. We do a lot of hands
on stuff as well, so it never gets boring.
Narrator (06:58):
Is this program a good match for your personality?
Tyrese Smith (07:01):
Yeah, I like to talk to people like I'm very communicative,
like outside of outside of school. I just like having conversations.
So it's not too big of a change for me
to talk to somebody.
Narrator (07:10):
Tyrese, as a student, what's unique about the dental assisting program?
Tyrese Smith (07:12):
Yeah, we I said earlier about the hands on stuff.
We do like actual like composites and restorations. We have
like fake teeth we work on. So we were actually
doing the stuff that actual dentists do at the office. So
it's it's a lot a lot of fun.
Narrator (07:26):
And what about finding a job? Are you getting help
from Chatt Tech?
Tyrese Smith (07:29):
Um, actually, next semester they're helping us do, um, externships.
And we're going to be doing that the entire semester
from January to May. Then after that, we're going to
do another externship during the summer. So two separate opportunities
to find the job.
Narrator (07:43):
Is there anything you'd like to tell a potential student?
Tyrese Smith (07:45):
It's a full time like program. You gotta devote a
lot of time to studying and memorizing, but it's also
pretty fun too. So if dental assisting was something you want to do, you should.
You should do it. Just be prepared for the work
you got to put into it.
Narrator (07:59):
Back to you, Michelle. Let's talk about the classwork. How
much is bookwork and how much is hands on.
Michelle Peets (08:04):
So my students do online classes twice a week. So
there are lectures and different things they can do from home.
Because I do know that adult learning is different than
high school. I know people have jobs or other responsibilities,
family obligations, and so even other classes they're taking. So
(08:25):
I've structured it where you can learn from home two
days a week on your own time and then come
to lab, and we're in lab all day long, two
days a week. So we try and take what we've
learned in lecture or from the reading or whatever activity
is planned for that week, and then put it into
real time practice in the clinic when the students are there.
Narrator (08:47):
For someone who may have a family or a limited time,
how is this program user friendly?
Michelle Peets (08:51):
Covid did us the favor where we had to push
everything online for social distancing, and we just found that
students really kind of needed or wanted that experience. Um,
some of my students still have some classes they need
to take for the college, and so it really does
give them the flexibility to be adults and to be
(09:12):
able to maintain a certain balance in life. But it's
just so important that the students understand when it's time
to be in class, it's time to be in class,
because that is the time we have together to put
all of this knowledge into application.
Narrator (09:28):
Pamela, what should incoming students know about the program?
Pamela Holden (09:30):
Well, first of all, they have to want to have
a love for dentistry. They have to be interested in it.
If you come into this program because it is a
fast paced program, you won't be able to keep up,
and especially if it's not something that you're interested in.
We in our program, Miss Peets and I, we strive
to make sure that when they leave here that they
(09:52):
are prepared for working chair side in a dental office,
that they have the skills that they need. But it's
up to the students to make sure that they have good attendance
and they show up for class so that they're able
to receive those skills.
Narrator (10:08):
Seems like you can't just skate through this program, can you?
Pamela Holden (10:10):
Right, exactly. It's very accelerated. And so they have to
keep up. They only have to come to class on
campus two days a week, but the other two days
are online. So they have a lot of other classes
that they have to do homework. They have to turn in,
tests that they have to take. So they have to
(10:31):
be very disciplined as far as staying on top of
all of that, even though they only have to come
here two days a week.
Narrator (10:38):
Doctor Alemzadeh. What's a ballpark figure about starting pay?
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (10:42):
So, I mean, um, and, you know, every practice is
a little bit different as far as starting pay, but roughly,
you know, it's anywhere, you know, on average is around
like starting pays about 14, $15 an hour. And you
start as kind of a like almost like a junior
dental assistant first. You know, a lot of offices, they
bring you in as an X-ray tech first, and you
(11:03):
kind of move up the ladder like a regional back
office trainer. And I've had a lot of dental assistants
to become a dental hygienist or become office manager. So
the dental assisting is that stepping stone to start your career.
And that's when a lot of assistants realize, hey, you know,
I love assisting. I want to keep growing in the
dental assistant field. Some fall in love with dental hygiene,
(11:26):
and in order to become a dental hygienist, most programs
want you to be an assistant with experience anyways. And
you know, some dental assistants. You realize, hey, I like
the management aspect of it and then they grow to
become a lead assistant and then eventually become a go
to the office management. So a lot of opportunities to grow.
Narrator (11:45):
And Michelle, as the program director, the dental assistant program
seems personal to you.
Michelle Peets (11:50):
It really is. I tell my students that all the
time I am literally in your face, like I'm not
just in your face, I'm in your face. Your head
is in my lap. My hands are in your mouth,
I am in your face. And so it is a very
intimate relationship. You sit with your dentist, knee to knee. You
know a patient is truly in your lap and you're
working on them. So it really becomes very family oriented
(12:13):
with your patients and with your team members that you
work with. And so it's a very special experience.
Narrator (12:18):
With all the teaching and outside help. This program gives
you pretty much no excuse to fail.
Michelle Peets (12:22):
Correct. You don't in my class. If you can't come to
me and say, hey Miss P's, I missed this, I
didn't understand. There's a step I'm just confused about my job
is not to dump it at you and let you
figure it out. My job is to help you be successful.
And so, yeah, there's there's no reason not to get it.
Narrator (12:41):
And, Pamela, as we wrap up this show, I'll give
you the final word.
Pamela Holden (12:44):
I think that having taught at other private colleges, uh,
the one thing that I love about working at Chatt
is that Chattahoochee encourages the staff to encourage the students,
and they really care about the students success. It's not
just about the numbers in the chair. How many students
(13:04):
are in the classroom, how much tuition they pay. I mean,
they genuinely actually care about the students here. This is
going to be a program that someone would be interested
in at any age. It doesn't matter. I mean, I've
had older students and I've had younger students, but like
I said, you have to really want to do this
because it is an accelerated program. But they offer tutoring,
(13:27):
we offer counseling, anything that students need to try to
help them maneuver through the program and make it a
little easier. They have all kinds of accommodations for students
who need extra help with testing. They might need to
test alone . They may need to have someone read
a test to them. There's all kind of accommodations for
the students. So that's why I say that Chat, compared
(13:49):
to other schools, they genuinely care about the students success.
Narrator (13:56):
Chatt Tech, the College of Real World Training, and how
communities are stronger and better thanks to the thousands of
Chatt Tech graduates in our local workforce. For more information about the
Dental Assisting program at Chattahoochee Tech, visit Chattahoochee Tech EDU.
Thanks for listening to 98.7 Chatt Tech, where 98.7% of our
students earn a career.
We strive to make sure that when they leave here
that they are prepared for working chair side in a
dental office.
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (00:09):
The main difference that I've noticed in their dental assisting program,
compared to the other ones that I've experienced, is that
they teach their students and they give them more of
a hands on, real world experience.
Michelle Peets (00:24):
It really becomes very family oriented with your patients and
with your team members that you work with. And so
it's a very special experience.
Narrator (00:32):
98 Seven Chatt Tech. Where 98.7% of our students earn a career.
On today's episode, we'll explore the dental assisting program with
those who are involved in it. We'll talk with the faculty, students,
and an employer who will get you to the root
of the program. Now let's meet our guests.
Michelle Peets (00:48):
My name is Michelle Peets. I am Program Director of
Dental Assisting at Chattahoochee Technical College.
Narrator (00:54):
Michelle, as we start here, can you tell us about
your job as the program director?
Michelle Peets (00:58):
So I actually started the program for Chattahoochee Technical College.
It is a dental assisting program. So what I teach
students to do in my yearlong program, it is three semesters,
is all about dental anatomy, oral health care, and how
to assist a dentist in repairing a tooth that might
(01:19):
be damaged. Or if you have no cavities and a wonderful, healthy,
clean mouth. How to maintain that throughout your lifetime.
Narrator (01:27):
And isn't dental assisting really important for people's health?
Michelle Peets (01:30):
You're very correct. We find that there are over 100
diseases that have an oral manifestation, so the dentist might
actually be the first person to identify a systemic disease
with a patient. It does affect your heart. The same
bacteria that causes build up on your teeth is the
same bacteria that causes buildup on your arteries. And so
(01:52):
we talk to students about all of that, how to
talk to patients about that, how to recognize that there
might be something going on and bring it to the
dentist's attention or answer a question a patient might have
about something translating from dental speak to layman's terms, and
then how to assist the dentist in restoring a mouth
to a healthy, happy, functioning mouth.
Narrator (02:14):
What exactly do the instructors teach?
Michelle Peets (02:16):
So we cover everything. We start with head and neck anatomy,
so that you learn all of the vital parts of
the face and oral cavity. We do microbiology and infection control,
so you know how to stay safe in the work
environment and keep your patients and coworkers safe. We do
oral pathology, so we talk about diseases. You can identify
(02:38):
in the mouth and medications that might be used to
treat it all the way through every procedure done in dentistry.
So it is a very comprehensive program along with hands
on skills. You actually go out and work in a
dental office as a dental assistant to sort of take
that classroom knowledge and speed it up into real world time.
Pamela Holden (02:58):
Hi, my name is Pamela Holden and I'm an adjunct
dental assisting instructor at Chattahoochee Technical College. I'm basically the
lab instructor, so I teach all the lab skills to
the students.
Narrator (03:11):
And you run the lab? What does that mean?
Pamela Holden (03:14):
The lab is set up just like a dental clinic.
Dental chairs, patient chairs, dental assistant chairs, and then the
operator chairs for the doctors. We have all the equipment
that you would use in a dental office. And basically
my job is to show the students and teach them
how to work efficiently and work as a dental assistant
(03:36):
chair side.
Narrator (03:37):
Are the students working on mannequins or on real people.
Pamela Holden (03:40):
Yes, we have what we call Type-A dots, and they're
attached to our chair, so it's like a mouth with
the rubber face attached to it so that they learn
how to work inside of a mouth. But at some
point in the program, they do transition and start working
on each other as patients so that they know what
it feels like to actually be in a human being's mouth.
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (04:04):
Hi, my name is Doctor Reza Alemzadeh. I'm a general dentist
and I practice in Canton, Georgia. I've been practicing dentistry
for 20 years.
Narrator (04:13):
So what's your relationship with Chatt Tech?
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (04:15):
I'm a member of the Professional Advisory Board for the
Dental Assistant program, and I've been involved with them for
over three years. We pretty much kind of oversee the
curriculum and give advice. As far as, you know, courses
and training that's been presented to the dental assistants and
help support the program director.
Narrator (04:36):
We'll talk about money in a few minutes. But first,
I hear dental assistants are in high demand right now.
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (04:40):
Yes, absolutely. There's, um, there's definitely a shortage of dental assistant. And, um,
as more dental practices open up in Georgia, there's going
to be even more needs for good dental assistants.
Narrator (04:53):
Is there a difference between this program and other schools
programs that you've noticed?
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (04:57):
Absolutely. Um, over the past 20 years, I've had the pleasure
of working with plenty of dental assistants, some of them
from the other programs and most recently, um, a few
from Chatt Tech. And the Chatt Tech program is very thorough.
Very hands on. And it's actually the best dental assisting
program I've ever experienced over the past 20 years.
Narrator (05:19):
It sounds like Chatt Tech is giving the students at
least a six month head start.
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (05:22):
Yes, absolutely. Because they already know how to work with
equipment and how to do chair side. So their training
is not just didactic. They do a lot of hands
on clinical training, a lot more than the other programs.
So when they get to offices like mine, they're already,
like you said, six months ahead. They're already prepared. They
(05:45):
already know the basics. And we just got to teach
them a few things. And after that they're good to go.
Narrator (05:50):
Do you hire Chatt Tech students and do you recommend
them to your colleagues?
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (05:54):
Absolutely. I mean, um, I've been involved with the program
for the past three years, and over the past three
years we pretty much hired all of the experience and
interns that we've gotten from the program. So absolutely, I
highly recommend hiring the assistants that come out of that program.
Narrator (06:10):
We've heard from the administration. Now let's hear from a student.
Tyrese Smith (06:13):
I'm Tyrese Smith, I do dental assistant program at Chattahoochee Tech College.
Narrator (06:17):
What was the reason you enrolled in the dental assisting program?
Tyrese Smith (06:20):
Well, I used to have braces, and when I had braces. You
gotta go get checkups frequently. So every time I go
see the dental assitants working on me she would just always say how fun it was and
how she got through school easily and it got me interested, so I went to Chatt Tech
for it.
Narrator (06:36):
What did you have to do before you enrolled in
the program?
Tyrese Smith (06:38):
I was doing dental assisting at Chatt Tech, but before you got to do your, um,
your pre classes, like your math classes and things like that.
So I was always at Chatt Tech after high school, but
I just started taking the program this year.
Narrator (06:49):
How was your experience been so far?
Tyrese Smith (06:51):
I love my instructors. They're very funny. My classmates are
also pretty cool too. We do a lot of hands
on stuff as well, so it never gets boring.
Narrator (06:58):
Is this program a good match for your personality?
Tyrese Smith (07:01):
Yeah, I like to talk to people like I'm very communicative,
like outside of outside of school. I just like having conversations.
So it's not too big of a change for me
to talk to somebody.
Narrator (07:10):
Tyrese, as a student, what's unique about the dental assisting program?
Tyrese Smith (07:12):
Yeah, we I said earlier about the hands on stuff.
We do like actual like composites and restorations. We have
like fake teeth we work on. So we were actually
doing the stuff that actual dentists do at the office. So
it's it's a lot a lot of fun.
Narrator (07:26):
And what about finding a job? Are you getting help
from Chatt Tech?
Tyrese Smith (07:29):
Um, actually, next semester they're helping us do, um, externships.
And we're going to be doing that the entire semester
from January to May. Then after that, we're going to
do another externship during the summer. So two separate opportunities
to find the job.
Narrator (07:43):
Is there anything you'd like to tell a potential student?
Tyrese Smith (07:45):
It's a full time like program. You gotta devote a
lot of time to studying and memorizing, but it's also
pretty fun too. So if dental assisting was something you want to do, you should.
You should do it. Just be prepared for the work
you got to put into it.
Narrator (07:59):
Back to you, Michelle. Let's talk about the classwork. How
much is bookwork and how much is hands on.
Michelle Peets (08:04):
So my students do online classes twice a week. So
there are lectures and different things they can do from home.
Because I do know that adult learning is different than
high school. I know people have jobs or other responsibilities,
family obligations, and so even other classes they're taking. So
(08:25):
I've structured it where you can learn from home two
days a week on your own time and then come
to lab, and we're in lab all day long, two
days a week. So we try and take what we've
learned in lecture or from the reading or whatever activity
is planned for that week, and then put it into
real time practice in the clinic when the students are there.
Narrator (08:47):
For someone who may have a family or a limited time,
how is this program user friendly?
Michelle Peets (08:51):
Covid did us the favor where we had to push
everything online for social distancing, and we just found that
students really kind of needed or wanted that experience. Um,
some of my students still have some classes they need
to take for the college, and so it really does
give them the flexibility to be adults and to be
(09:12):
able to maintain a certain balance in life. But it's
just so important that the students understand when it's time
to be in class, it's time to be in class,
because that is the time we have together to put
all of this knowledge into application.
Narrator (09:28):
Pamela, what should incoming students know about the program?
Pamela Holden (09:30):
Well, first of all, they have to want to have
a love for dentistry. They have to be interested in it.
If you come into this program because it is a
fast paced program, you won't be able to keep up,
and especially if it's not something that you're interested in.
We in our program, Miss Peets and I, we strive
to make sure that when they leave here that they
(09:52):
are prepared for working chair side in a dental office,
that they have the skills that they need. But it's
up to the students to make sure that they have good attendance
and they show up for class so that they're able
to receive those skills.
Narrator (10:08):
Seems like you can't just skate through this program, can you?
Pamela Holden (10:10):
Right, exactly. It's very accelerated. And so they have to
keep up. They only have to come to class on
campus two days a week, but the other two days
are online. So they have a lot of other classes
that they have to do homework. They have to turn in,
tests that they have to take. So they have to
(10:31):
be very disciplined as far as staying on top of
all of that, even though they only have to come
here two days a week.
Narrator (10:38):
Doctor Alemzadeh. What's a ballpark figure about starting pay?
Dr. Reza Alemzadeh DDS (10:42):
So, I mean, um, and, you know, every practice is
a little bit different as far as starting pay, but roughly,
you know, it's anywhere, you know, on average is around
like starting pays about 14, $15 an hour. And you
start as kind of a like almost like a junior
dental assistant first. You know, a lot of offices, they
bring you in as an X-ray tech first, and you
(11:03):
kind of move up the ladder like a regional back
office trainer. And I've had a lot of dental assistants
to become a dental hygienist or become office manager. So
the dental assisting is that stepping stone to start your career.
And that's when a lot of assistants realize, hey, you know,
I love assisting. I want to keep growing in the
dental assistant field. Some fall in love with dental hygiene,
(11:26):
and in order to become a dental hygienist, most programs
want you to be an assistant with experience anyways. And
you know, some dental assistants. You realize, hey, I like
the management aspect of it and then they grow to
become a lead assistant and then eventually become a go
to the office management. So a lot of opportunities to grow.
Narrator (11:45):
And Michelle, as the program director, the dental assistant program
seems personal to you.
Michelle Peets (11:50):
It really is. I tell my students that all the
time I am literally in your face, like I'm not
just in your face, I'm in your face. Your head
is in my lap. My hands are in your mouth,
I am in your face. And so it is a very
intimate relationship. You sit with your dentist, knee to knee. You
know a patient is truly in your lap and you're
working on them. So it really becomes very family oriented
(12:13):
with your patients and with your team members that you
work with. And so it's a very special experience.
Narrator (12:18):
With all the teaching and outside help. This program gives
you pretty much no excuse to fail.
Michelle Peets (12:22):
Correct. You don't in my class. If you can't come to
me and say, hey Miss P's, I missed this, I
didn't understand. There's a step I'm just confused about my job
is not to dump it at you and let you
figure it out. My job is to help you be successful.
And so, yeah, there's there's no reason not to get it.
Narrator (12:41):
And, Pamela, as we wrap up this show, I'll give
you the final word.
Pamela Holden (12:44):
I think that having taught at other private colleges, uh,
the one thing that I love about working at Chatt
is that Chattahoochee encourages the staff to encourage the students,
and they really care about the students success. It's not
just about the numbers in the chair. How many students
(13:04):
are in the classroom, how much tuition they pay. I mean,
they genuinely actually care about the students here. This is
going to be a program that someone would be interested
in at any age. It doesn't matter. I mean, I've
had older students and I've had younger students, but like
I said, you have to really want to do this
because it is an accelerated program. But they offer tutoring,
(13:27):
we offer counseling, anything that students need to try to
help them maneuver through the program and make it a
little easier. They have all kinds of accommodations for students
who need extra help with testing. They might need to
test alone . They may need to have someone read
a test to them. There's all kind of accommodations for
the students. So that's why I say that Chat, compared
(13:49):
to other schools, they genuinely care about the students success.
Narrator (13:56):
Chatt Tech, the College of Real World Training, and how
communities are stronger and better thanks to the thousands of
Chatt Tech graduates in our local workforce. For more information about the
Dental Assisting program at Chattahoochee Tech, visit Chattahoochee Tech EDU.
Thanks for listening to 98.7 Chatt Tech, where 98.7% of our
students earn a career.
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