Registered Dental Assisting & Radiology

A 10-week, one-day-a-week program that trains you for dental assisting and radiology certification.

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Brentwood: 2026 winter and spring sessions are now open for registration!

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Course Overview

Registered Dental Assistant Course with Radiology course meets for 10 weeks + orientation and consists of:

hours
of weekly in person clinic sessions are one session a week
hours
of synchronous Zoom or Google Meet lectures at 7pm and will last approximately 2.5 hours
hours
of *mandatory shadowing hours at a dental office(s). Students are required to secure dental offices for shadowing
hours
hours of directed *e-learning throughout the 10 weeks (this will include 5 hours of nitrous monitoring administration certification)

Note

*The Dental Staff School of Tennessee does NOT have any agreements or affiliate contracts with dentist to provide these shadowing hours to the student. Students must locate their own offices to complete the 20 hours of shadowing.

*Online coursework consists of online proctored weekly testing, homework assignments, videos and exercises presented through google classroom that coincide with your e-book.

We Offer 4 Sessions a Year

Winter 2026

Orientation and CPR will be held on December 27th- 30th (1 day from 8:00am-4:30pm with lunch 12:30-1:00pm required. Exact date will depend on student course day selection)

Session runs from January 6th - March 14th (students meet on their selected day of the week from 8am-5pm with lunch 12:30-1:00pm)

Weekly Evening Synchronous Lectures via zoom (2 hours 45 minutes) - students will attend the Monday evening session each week from 7pm-9:45pm

**No holiday closure during winter session

Spring 2026

Orientation and CPR will be held on March 9th- 12th (1 day 8:00am-4:30pm with lunch 12:30-1:00pm required. Exact date will depend on student course day selection. Friday and Saturday students will need to choose M,T W, or Th for orientation as we do not hold orientation on that Friday or Saturday)

Sessions runs from March 17th- May23rd (students meet on their selected day of the week from 8am-5pm with lunch 12:30-1:00pm)

Weekly Synchronous Lectures via zoom (2 hours 45 minutes)- students will attend the Monday evening session each week from 7pm-9:45pm

** No holiday closure during spring session

Summer 2026

Registration will open on January 10th, 2026

Orientation and CPR will be held the week of June 24th-28th (1 day 8:00am-4:30 pm with lunch 12:30-1:00pm required. Exact date will depend on student course day selection)

Sessions runs from July 8th-September 12th(students meet on their selected day of the week from 8am-5:00 pm with lunch 12:30-1:00pm)

Weekly Synchronous Lectures via zoom (2 hours 45 minutes)- students will attend the Monday evening session each week from 7pm-9:45pm

** Holiday closure on Tuesday, July 2nd-July 6th, 2024 will be observed. There will be no school for students that week.

Fall 2026

Registration will open on March 15th, 2026

Orientation and CPR will be held on September 7th-11th (1 day required and day will depend on student course day selection- Friday and Saturday students will need to choose S,M,T W, or Th for orientation as we do not hold orientation on that Friday or Saturday)

Sessions runs from September 16th- November 22nd (students meet on their selected day of the week from 8am-5:00pm with lunch 12:30-1:00pm) Evening class session will meet on Tues 6-9pm/ Wed 6-8:45pm/ Thur 6-8:45pm

Weekly Synchronous Lectures via zoom (2 hours 45 minutes)- students will attend the Monday evening session each week from 7pm-9:45pm

Program Cost

The cost of the Registered Dental Assisting program is $5,495.00

-Tuition Program Fee ($4850)- includes radiology certification
-Books & supplies Program Fee ($500)- includes e-book, online activities account, google classroom account and CPR Course
- Mandatory program uniform fee( $110). This fee is non-refundable as scrubs are customized for each individual
- Optional  graduation fee ($35) if planning to participate in the graduation ceremony.
- Optional Add on Certifications with RDA student discounts (Registration through Brentwood Clinic Location is required)
-Coronal Polish Certification taken at our Brentwood Clinic ($250)
-Online Nitrous Oxide Monitoring taken online by registering through our Brentwood Clinic ($100)
-Sealant Application Certification if already hired and in a dental office taken at our Brentwood Clinic ($200)

These fees above are all paid directly to Dental Staff School of TN

Third Party Fees (These fees below are NOT paid to the Dental Staff School of Tennessee)
- $37.15 background check fee paid to Identogo when scheduling your background check
- $160 RDA license application fee paid the the TN Board of Dentistry that will be required if the student chooses to apply for licensure with the state of Tennessee.  ($20 is also charged PER additional certification you are applying to add to your license. Total licensure Fee's could be $180- $220)

Tuition Refund Policy (Cancellation and Refund Policy)

1. A student who at any time withdraws, is withdrawn (including expulsion) by the institution, or otherwise fails to attend class is entitled to a full refund of any fee, regardless of whether the fee is included in tuition, paid to the institution for tangible goods or services not delivered to or fully provided to the student.

2. In addition, if a student fails to begin class on the program start date as written in the enrollment agreement or as amended by the institution, the refund shall equal the sum of all refundable fees paid and, if the student has institutional loans, forgiveness of the amounts owed by the student, less an administrative fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00)

3. In addition, if after the program has commenced and before expiration of twenty percent (20%) or less of the period of enrollment for which the student was charged, a student withdraws, is withdrawn (including expulsion) by the institution, or otherwise fails to attend classes, the refund shall be a pro rata portion of refundable fees, less an administrative fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). If applicable, the refund shall include forgiveness of institutional loans. For example, if a student's last day of attendance equals ten percent (10%) of the period of enrollment for which the student was charged, the institution is entitled to retain only ten percent (10%) of the refundable fees charged for the period of enrollment as well as one hundred dollars ($100.00). However, in no instance will the institution be responsible for any refund in excess of the amount paid by or on behalf of the student for the period of enrollment for which the student was charged.

4. If after expiration of twenty percent (20%) of the period of enrollment for which the student was charged, a student withdraws, is withdrawn (including expulsion) by the institution, or otherwise fails to attend classes, the student may be deemed obligated for one hundred percent (100%) of the refundable fees charged by the institution up to the last period of enrollment charged.

5. For a student who cannot complete one (1) or more classes because the institution discontinued such a class during a period of enrollment for which the student was charged, the institution shall refund the sum of all refundable fees paid and, if the student has institutional loans, forgive the amounts owed by the student.

Last Day of Attendance:

When computing refunds pursuant to the above refund policy, the last day of attendance for the students who meets the definition of enrolled, shall either be (a) the recorded date of the students last day of attendance or (b) when applicable, the date the student failed to return from an approved leave of absence.

Tuition Refund Policy

What You Will Learn

The Dental Staff School of Tennessee will train you to prepare the patient for treatment, take X-ray examinations and obtain dental records. Dental Assistants also provide the dentist with the proper instruments and materials during a patient examination.

The following subjects are covered in depth from both a didactic and practical clinical experience. We offer hands-on training with all the equipment, instruments, and materials used in our dental office:

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Winter 2026 Enrollment orientation starts December 27, 2026

Spring 2026 Enrollment orientation starts March 9th, 2026

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