About us
Board Certified Dental Assistant Program
Taught by a dentist with 28 years of experience with hygienist and dental assistants that are certified in both expanded function restorative and prosthetics.
Clinical Based Curriculum
The only program in the state that allows you to train in a multi discipline clinical setting and get hands on experience with new state of the art dental equipment.
Train in all 4 Major Dental Specialties
Observe Oral Surgeons, Pediatric Dentists, Orthodontists and General Dentists perform procedures on actual patients including our children’s surgical center.
Other Financial Options
10% Cash Discounts
For those who have the ability to pay in full with cash or check, we give a 10% discount which is a $500 savings.
No Credit Check Financing
Don't have good credit and you can't get approved for Care Credit? No worries, we have the ability to break up payments to make it more affordable for you. Just pay $1,000 when you are accepted and $1,000 at the beginning of each school week.
Credit Cards
We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
Tuition
Tuition for the CDEC Dental Assisting Program is $5,000 (or $4,500 if paid up front with cash of check) which includes tuition, books, supplies, protective eyewear and one pair of scrubs. Each student is responsible for the cost of any additional scrubs, a background check / fingerprinting, CPR and the $55 application fee to the Tennessee Board of Dentistry for RDA and radiology certificates.