The American Red Cross at Reynolds Army Community Hospital, in partnership with the Dental Activity, Fort Sill, will offer dental assistant training for military sponsored ID card holders beginning Jan. 6.
Through the training ID card holders may obtain training that will make them marketable for civilian sector jobs. Application packets can be picked up at the American Red Cross office at RACH on the third floor, or at DENTAC Headquarters, Sheridan Hall, Bldg. 652 Hamilton Road. Applications must returned by Nov. 14.
Interviews for the six available slots will begin the first week of December.
The dental assistant training is a five-month, 40-hour-per-week program. It includes 120 hours of classroom instruction. Participants will also gain 500 hours of chair side instruction.
Selection will be determined via interview. Those selected will receive intense training in all aspects of dental assisting from dental radiology to dental anatomy, and from sterilizing dental instruments to chair side clinic time.
Application packets specify all preliminary requirements, criteria and guidelines that will determine selection of trainees, as well as standards of conduct required of the selectees. Questions can be directed to the Red Cross at 580-558-2132.
Those selected must be prepared to complete Red Cross online in-processing and orientation, acquire all necessary immunizations and other additional program specific training, to include basic lifesaving. Selectees must also be prepared to provide their own transportation and child care during training.
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