Northeast Oklahoma Health Career Center
Welcome to NOHHC!
Thomas R. Loken, DDS, Administrator Sandy Sullivan, Director
Cassie Ledford, Instructor Elizabeth Moran, Instructor Angie Lewis , Instructor
Northeast Oklahoma Health Career Center
Dental Assisting Program
2214 Chandler Rd Muskogee OK 74403
Phone: 918-681-6101 918-681-6102 Fax: 918-682-4348
Our Mission Statement:
Our purpose in teaching this course is to give our students an education in dental assisting. We emphasize the basic knowledge and how it relates to the hands-on tasks that dental assistants do on an hourly basis in dental offices across the country. The course provides them an introduction to dentistry and dental assisting as a profession. We hope they will be as proud to work in dentistry and be part of a profession than simply have a JOB.
Introduction
We at Northeast Oklahoma Health Career Center (NOHCC) welcome you to a new, innovative and unique course in our Dental Assisting Program. We offer a hands-on course designed to give you the basic fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to start a new career, at a minimum cost of time and expense.
We offer this opportunity from the perspective of practicing dentists and experienced dental assistants in the setting of an actual dental office. While we will seek to give you exposure to a wide range of techniques, materials, and dental knowledge, we will focus on the skills we as dentists see as " core necessities " for job acquisition.
Job opportunities for trained dental assistants are quite good in today's marketplace. While no one can guarantee job placement, the dental profession is currently facing a shortage of trained dental assistants. If one examines the want ads for dental assistants, virtually all jobs require experience.
How can you get a job without experience and how can you get experience without a job?
With our course, we believe that gap can be bridged in a minimal amount of time at a reasonable cost.
Program Information
The Dental Assisting Program is held for ten Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour break for lunch. Morning sessions (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) are lecture, and afternoon break-out sessions (1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) are for clinical, hands-on laboratory experience.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition is $3000.00*
Tuition may be paid out using the following options:
(Option A)* - $3000.00 on or before the first day of class
(Option B)* - $1000.00 down payment, then $210.00 at the beginning of each class (10 pymts). Total cost of the option is $3100.00. This is a 3 1/3% increase for financing.
(Option C)* - $500.00 down payment, then $275.00 at the beginning of each class (10 pymts). Total cost of this option is $3250.00. This is a 8 1/3% increase for financing.
Institutional Philosophy
The philosophy of NOHCC is based on the belief that a person can be trained in a relatively short period of time to enter the world of professional dental assisting. We believe that our course will prepare a motivated individual to get their first job. We also believe the amount of hands-on experience, not the classroom hours, is the best teacher. Therefore, it is our purpose to equip each student with the basic skills necessary to enter the workplace and begin to gather experience. We also feel that our many years in the profession not only qualifies us to teach these skills, but also gives us the opportunity to impart what "golden nuggets" we have discovered along the way.
NOHCC is approved and regulated by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools(OBPVS).
School Hours of Operation
Saturday hours of operation will be between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with a one-hour lunch break. Breaks for refreshments and restrooms will be given at the discretion of the instructor.
Enrollment
The primary enrollment period is during the Open House, held approximately two weeks prior to the class start date. However, enrollment is continuous right up until the start of the first scheduled class. Pre-enrollment is available for no more than 12 months prior to the starting date of the scheduled course.
- Unique Learning Environment
- Flexible Hands-On Laboratory Experience
- Real Chair-side Dental Assistants as Instructors
- State-of-the-Art Dental Facilities
- Relaxed Educational Style
- Computerized Patient Charting
- Digital Radiology
School catalogs and class schedules available upon request.
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Thomas R. Loken, DDS Northeast Oklahoma Health Career Center |
(918) 686-6527 Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
