The Dental Assisting Program trains students to be a part of the dental health care team. The program includes clinical duties, chair side assisting, use of dental materials, dental radiography, collecting and recording, clinical data, preventive dentistry, nutritional counseling and sterilization techniques. Students receive on-the-job training in local dental offices as well as the U.S. Coast Guard Dental Clinic and the Wildwood Dental Health Clinic.

The mandatory Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) laws and regulations are an integral part of this curriculum. Students are actively involved in the Cape-Atlantic Dental Assistants Association for the three-year period which provides networking opportunities with dentists, hygienists and assistants in the field.