Why Choose Houston Dental Assistant School?

HDAS uses an accelerated curriculum, focusing on helping you master the skills of basic Dental Assisting by using hand-on learning. Our program is built on delivering what’s important in a fast paced, fun and exciting environment. While our program will have classroom instruction, we also an on-demand lecture series that allows you to work around your busy schedule.  Because our classes take place in a dental office rather than a classroom, the majority of time is spent in labs learning the essential techniques of Dental Assisting. Our students graduate with the knowledge and comfortability of working in a dental practice.

There are 3 requirements to enroll in our 10-week dental assistant program:

1. You must have proof of High School completion. Provide a high school diploma or transcript, general equivalency diploma (G.E.D.), or college transcript. If your diploma or transcript is from outside the United States, it will require validation through a third party, i.e. SpanTran.
2. US Government Issued ID. You must be at least 17 years old to enroll. If you are under 18, written consent from a parent or legal guardian is required.
3. Proof of US Citizenship. You can provide either your Social Security Number or a TIN along with a valid work permit.

Please see click here for upcoming Open House information, you can also RSVP and let us know you’ll be coming. We also offer 1:1 tours each Saturday by appointment. To setup a tour, click here.

We operate in a hybrid learning module, meaning our lectures, quizzes and exams are online and taken at the convenience of our students, but our hands-on is still done in a working dental office. Weekly you should expect a total of approximately 8-10 hours of lectures, labs and study time.

1. Virtual Classroom – Each week you will access our Online Academy and:
   - Have access to that week’s video lecture, which is typically 4-5 hrs. of total lecture time
   - Submit a homework assignment based on the virtual lectures
   - Complete a weekly quiz in our online academy
   - Attend an optional online Live Study Hall with our instructors to review the material.
2. In-person Lab Practicals – Each Saturday you will:
   - Attend a 4 hour in-person lab practical where you will be working with a small group, learning the instruments, procedures, and tasks to become a dental assistant.

By visiting our website you have taken the first important step and we want to make enrollment as easy as possible. Enrolling is as easy as 1…2…3:

1. Complete an enrollment application – Click here to submit application.
2. Pay a fully refundable deposit – you will receive an email after completing an enrollment form to make your deposit, or if you’ve already filled out the enrollment form, click here to make a deposit.
3. Email a copy of your High-school Diploma, Transcript or GED to your location director.
And that’s all there is to it! We will email you all the information needed for the upcoming session as soon as you make your deposit. We are looking forward to having you in class!

Yes! We encourage you to do that so you will be comfortable with your decision. Click here to setup a 1:1 private tour. We will answer any questions you may have and give a tour of our office and facilities. Feel free to bring along a friend or family member, after all, a career is a big decision.