Additional Contact Information

If you have questions regarding course requirements, you may contact:

• Cara Miyasaki, RDHEF, MS , Director
  miyasakicara@fhda.edu
• Kerry West, Program Coordinator, (650) 949-7538 or
  westkerry@foothill.edu
• Brenda Johnson, Program Counselor
  http://www.foothill.edu/transfer/counseling.html
• Dental Assisting Job Posting Board

Dental Assistants can work for a general dentist or in any of the other dental specialties, which include:

• Oral surgery
• Orthodontics
• Periodontics
• Endodontics
• Children's dentistry
• Prosthodontics

The following is a partial listing of alternative job opportunites for qualified dental assistants:

• Public health educators
• Private industry consultants or sales representatives
• Dental assisting instructors
• Dental office managers
• Consultants for dental insurance companies
  

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