2024-25 Dental Assistant Requirements and Application

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From submitting your application to admission to registration, Northwood Tech is available to help guide you through the admissions process. To help you successfully complete this program, Northwood Tech has developed a set of program requirements and functional ability criteria. For students with a disability, reasonable accommodations are available to help you be successful in the program of your choice. 

Admission Requirements

The first step to get admitted is to fill out a Northwood Tech application, and Northwood Tech will guide you from there. If you're not quite ready to become a student, visit a campus to get the full Northwood Tech experience. A campus tour will give you the opportunity to meet staff, instructors and students, tour the campus and get a real feel for the campus culture. 

  • Complete Online application form
  • Have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate; current high school seniors must provide both a current high school transcript and a final (official) transcript with confer date
  • Review and sign Background Check Disclosure
  • Review and sign Functional Abilities Disclosure
  • Complete admissions meeting with a Northwood Tech counselor

2024-25 Dental Assistant Program Additional Information will be available April 2024.

Program-Specific Requirements

  • Submit Background Check fee

  • Have an acceptable Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check, National Criminal Background Check, Minnesota Caregiver Background Check (if applicable), and another state, if applicable

  • Pass a physical exam, have current immunizations and demonstrate negative status for tuberculosis (Tb)

  • COVID vaccination---highly recommended

    • NOTE: Northwood Technical College cannot guarantee clinical placement or ability to progress in the program if a student is not able to meet the clinical site requirements including but not limited to; influenza vaccine, covid vaccine, negative tb skin test or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT) or T-SPOT®.TB test (T-Spot), up to date acceptable background check, or any other clinical requirements required by the clinical site. Northwood Technical College cannot guarantee clinical placement if the clinical site must be changed due to students inability to meet the site specific requirements. Many sites require the student information 4-6 weeks prior to the clinical start date.

  • Possess current certification of 'BLS Basic Life Support'

  • Review and sign Health Sciences Confidentiality Statement

  • Review and sign dental office visit form

  • Review and sign dental assistant program permission form

  • Participate in a mandatory program orientation session

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2024-2025 Dental Assistant Student Handbook

2024-2025 Health Sciences & Dental Assistant Student Policies will be available August 2024.

Dental Assistant Orientation - Fall 2024 

2024-25 Dental Assistant Orientation documents will be available April 2024.

Dental Assistant Withdrawal
  • Instructions for Withdrawal from DA Core Courses 
    • If you are at this webpage, it means your DA Academic Advisor has been notified that you dropped your DA course (508-xxx) courses.
      • If you are withdrawing from your DA core (508-xxx) courses, the DA program would like to gather data regarding your decision to withdraw.  This data is useful in the DA planning process.  Thank you for providing this information.
      • Please carefully review the Withdrawal from the DA Program form.  You may complete the form electronically and email to megen.elliott@NorthwoodTech.edu or print and mail this form within one month of your exiting the program to the following address:
        • Megen Elliott
        • Northwood Technical College
        • 1900 College Dr
        • Rice Lake WI  54868
      • If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact Megen Elliott, DA Program Director, at megen.elliott@NorthwoodTech.edu or 715.788.7150.

Technology Requirements

If using Macintosh or Linux based computers, coursework must be submitted using your Office365 tools provided with your Northwood Tech email account. It is important to verify with your Program Faculty if non-Windows based computers are acceptable in the program.

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Contact

Choose a campus to view contact information, or for general assistance, please contact us.

Rice Lake Admissions Contact

Nicole Messicci

Admissions Advisor

715.788.7144

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Ashland Admissions Contact

Jennifer Bednarik

Admissions Advisor

715.685.3039

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New Richmond Admissions Contact

Jodi Saliny

Admissions Advisor

715.752.8119

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Superior Admissions Contact

Anna Kalin

Admissions Advisor

715.319.7331

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