Thinking About
Becoming a
Dental Hygienist?
#1 Dental Assistant School In Phoenix & Mesa!
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13-Week Dental Assistant Training Program in a Real Clinic
- ✅ 2 Locations in Phoenix and Mesa
- ✅ Hands-On Training with Patients
- ✅ 100% Lifetime Job Placement Assistance
- ✅ Flexible 1-Day/Week, Nights, or Weekends
“It has been an amazing 13 weeks! I have learned so much and am very excited to start my new career! I am so glad I found this program.” — Deanna Torgerson
Dental Assistant vs. Dental Hygienist
(Training w/AIDA, Work Duties & Licensing)
Unlike Dental Hygienist programs, Dental Assistant programs are designed for those seeking a cost-effective way to quickly start their dental career. AIDA provides an accelerated DA program with many financing options to make it easy to obtain industry-leading training and faster employment.
Dental Assistant
- Affordable Tuition
- 13 Week Program
- Daily Variety of Tasks
- Classes Start Monthly
- No Experience Before Training
- Don’t Have to Give Patient Shots
- Can Choose Many Different Specialties
- High Job Satisfaction
- No Liability Insurance Needed
- 1 License Good Forever
- Continuing Education Not Required
Dental Hygienist
- $65,000+ in Loans
- 2 Year Program
- Same Procedures Everyday
- 2 to 4 Year Waitlist
- Some Dental Experience Required
- Required to Give Patient Shots
- General Dentistry or Periodontics Only
- High Burnout Rate
- Expensive Liability Insurance Required
- Multiple License, Yearly Renewals
- Yearly Education to Keep License
Become a Professional Dental Assistant. Get Started Today.
Get the hands-on training and clinical experience and specialized support to start a successful career in just 13 weeks! Get a career that you will love!
Licensed Dentists
What sets us apart from others is that you will be taught from experienced instructors and actual dentists
Real Patients
Real world training in an actual dental clinic with real patients
Real Experience
You will be comfortable moving into dental assisting after our real-world experience that you receive during your training
Get the Program Benefits
Start a rewarding professional career by dental assistants training program without wasting years of study. A bright future awaits you in dental assisting.
Modern Skills
We teach up-to-date digital and analog x-ray techniques. You’ll explore the latest technology — with Digital intra oral scanning and you’ll learn dental industry special Dentrix software.
Convenient Classes
You can choose convenient day, evening, and weekend schedules to meet the needs of busy adult learners. Fast classes as little as 1 day a week.
Easy Funding For Career Training
We offer a lower cost than other programs yet with the best value. We’ll help you to explore payment options (county grants, private funding, and flexible payment plan and even AIDA exclusive scholarships).
Lifetime Support to Launch a Career
Our dedicated team of experts can help you find work in the environment that best suits you. We’ll help you forever with our lifetime job placement assistance.
Many of our graduates find employment with the dental practice where they spend their externship
Enroll NowWhat Our Graduates Say
I really loved every part of this school. I feel like I learned so much. The clinic days were so much fun! Nothing better than hands on practice! Every teacher was so nice and helpful with anything we needed help with. I feel like I am ready for the real world.
Happy I came here. Love the experience I have received here. The instructors are filled with so much knowledge. The tutoring that was available to us was very helpful. For the long run, I would tell anyone who is wanting to become a Dental Assistant, to come to AIDA. I appreciate all of you!
Accelerated Program. Expert Training. Faster Employment.
Get a career-focused education in just 13 weeks. Dr. Eldon Hastings, owner, personally created this unique dental assistants program to enhance learning and focus on the necessary skills to obtain employment in the dental field.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you can’t find any relevant answer, you can call us 1-480-209-1392
Ours is the ONLY dental assistant program in Arizona that includes live patient clinics in our school curriculum. Also, our instructors are required to be presently working in dentistry and our school owner and director, Dr. Eldon Hastings has 40 years of dental experience.
- True live patient clinics during class schedule
- Lifetime job placement assistance
- Internship placement assistance
- Learn and train on latest technology with our digital intra oral scanners and advanced x ray systems
At completion of the course, you will receive a dental assisting certificate and be prepared for the DANB national test. AIDA also prepares you extensively for your national x-ray certification through actual hands on learning and teaching you in class.
All students in our dental assisting program assist licensed dentists in performing live procedures on actual live patients—not on plastic dummies! By the time you graduate you will have real-life chairside experience assisting multiple dentists and patients.
We have many options that will fit any budget and many resources available to help pay for tuition. We have many resources from exclusive scholarships and grants for those that qualify. We even have payment plans as low as $36 per month. Call us today to learn about the many convenient finance options and learn how easy it is to get started.
You can get more information on our program page or by contacting us, but here is some of what we cover:
- Live dental clinicals assisting licensed dentists. (Plastic dental dummies is NOT the way to learn!)
- Infection control protocols
- Dentrix Dental software
- Extensive preparation for DANB x-ray certification and coronal polishing certification exams.
- Dental anatomy & physiology
- Working chairside with AZ licensed dentists
- Training with latest technology-Intraoral digital scanner and handheld x-ray units
- Much more!
Yes! We are licensed by the Arizona Board of Private Post Secondary Education and recognized by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). We are the highest awarded dental assisting school in Arizona from the Arizona Private Schools Association.
We offer a number of classes schedules to fit your schedule and lifestyle including morning, daytime, evening and Saturday classes. Contact us today for current class availability.
We have classes starting every month, we keep our classes small so students can have a great learning experience.
We’d love to help you learn more about our program! You can get more information on our program page or by contacting us through this form or calling us at 1-480-209-1392.
Is a Rewarding Career in Dental Assisting Right for You?
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