A requirement of the Dental Assisting course completion includes 40 hours of externship.  The externship is intended to further qualify the student training and to provide exposure to the actual working environment.  The student will have the opportunity to participate in the externship program, on a day by day basis, in multiple dental practices to provide some exposure to the various dental specialties.  The externship program will become available after the sixth week of the Dental Assisting course is completed.  Students may choose days and specialties in which to participate anytime after the initial six weeks is completed, or if more convenient, the 40 hours of the externship may be done after the completion of the entire course.  Externship availability is entirely dependent upon participating practice availability and schedules. 

Many students have been hired as a direct result of externships.  Externships are certainly not limited to 40 hours (5 Days).  Hours of externships on resumes are very important.  The more, the better, as externship hours equate to experience.  Also, externships can be considered working interviews in the right place at the right time.