Dental Specialty Courses 

Do you want to become an RDA? Do you want to take classes that will provide you with the certificates required to apply to the Dental Board to take the RDA exam? And...do you want to take classes that will train you how to do procedures?

Butte County CTE offers a variety of Dental Specialty Courses throughout through its school of ROP. These board-approved courses are a combination of lecture, laboratory and clinical patient sessions designed specifically for dental auxiliaries. 

Classes take place on the weekend and range from single day sessions to multiple class days. See website under Dental Specialty Courses for the most current dates and times of specific courses (ctec.bcoe.org).
  • Participants must be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • Registrants must hold a CPR/BLS certificate (other certificates may be required; see course descriptions below for more details)
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Course Dates and Registrations

CORONAL POLISH COURSE
  • Provides a Coronal Polish Certificate
  • Registrants must hold Infection Control AND CPR/BLS Certificates
  • Course Fee: $475
  • Course is one half-day and one full-day session
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Class Dates: New Schedule Coming Soon
DENTAL RADIATION
  • Provides a California X-Ray Certificate
  • Registrants must hold Infection Control AND CPR/BLS Certificates
  • Course Fee: $625
  • Course is four full-day sessions

March Class Dates: March 2nd, 3rd, 16th and 17th, 2019
Registration Due: February 8th, 2019
May/June Class Dates: May 18th, 19th and June 1st, 2nd, 2019
Registration Due: April 26th
DPA/INFECTION CONTROL COURSE
  • Provides an Infection Control and Dental Practice Act Certificate
  • Registrants must hold CPR/BLS Certificate 
  • Course Fee: $235
  • Course is one full-day session

April Class Date: April 6th, 2019
Registration Due: March 15th, 2019
PIT & FISSURE SEALANT COURSE
  • Provides a Pit and Fissure Sealant Certificate
  • Registrants must hold Coronal Polish, Infection Control AND CPR/BLS Certificates
  • Course Fee: $635
  • Course is two full-day sessions

​April Class Dates: April 27th and 28th, 2019
Registration Due: April 5th, 2019
June Class Dates: June 29th and 30th, 2019
Registration Due: June 7th, 2019