​​Your success starts with preparation

This guide helps you know exactly what to expect so your training runs smoothly from day one.

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At California Dental Educators, we provide small, hands-on classes focused on real clinical readiness. Reviewing the information below helps you avoid delays, extra fees, or rescheduling.

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Before you register please take a moment to:

• Review course prerequisites

• Confirm patient requirements and that you have available patients

• Ensure availability for all scheduled dates

• Understand reschedule and refund policies​

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Being prepared allows you to focus on learning.

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Prerequisite Courses

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Some courses require prior certifications before attending.

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Course Required Prerequisites:

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• 8-Hour Infection Control

  • No prerequisite required​

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• Radiation Safety (X-Ray)

  • 8-Hour Infection Control

  • BLS/CPR (AHA or ARC — no online courses)

  • 2CE Dental Practice Act

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• Coronal Polishing

  • 8-Hour Infection Control

  • BLS/CPR (AHA or ARC — no online courses)

  • 2CE Dental Practice Act

 

• Pit & Fissure Sealants

  • 8-Hour Infection Control

  • Coronal Polishing Certificate OR Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

  • BLS/CPR (AHA or ARC only — no online courses)

  • 2CE Dental Practice Act

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• Orthodontic Assistant Permit (OAP)

  • 8-Hour Infection Control within last two years including RDAs

  • BLS/CPR (AHA or ARC — no online courses)

  • 2CE Dental Practice Act​​

  • Must work in an office that does orthodontics

 

​​Prerequisites must be submitted within 2 days of registration to keep your spot secured

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Courses Requiring Clinical Patients

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All courses, except 8-Hour Infection Control, include real clinical experience with patients. You are required to bring in your own patients. California Dental Educators does not provide clinical patients. All patients need a California Dental Educators Health History and Dentist Authorization forms. Patients need to be checked and signed off by a dentist. 

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• Radiation Safety

  • 4 patients

  • Must be 18 years or older

  • Must not have had a full mouth series of x-rays in the past 12 months

    • A full mouth series = 18 individual x-rays, 1 panoramic, or 1 cephalometric image

    • Bitewing x-rays (BWX) and anterior PAs for cavity checks are not full mouth x-rays, and are acceptable

  • No patients with full dentures or partial dentures

  • No missing teeth on both upper and lower on the same side

  • No patients in orthodontic braces

  • No patients that are pregnant or may be pregnant

 

• Coronal Polishing

  • 3 patients

  • No Calculus

  • No orthodontic appliances (braces or Invisalign attachments)

  • Minimum of 24 natural teeth (crowns are not natural teeth)

  • No dentures or bridges

  • Age requirement

    • No children under the age of 12

    • Ages 12-18 must have patient or guardian present

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• Pit & Fissure Sealants

  • 4 patients

  • age requirement of 14 years or older (14-18) must have a parent or guardian present in the office

  • Have one tooth in each quadrant for qualification

  • Qualified tooth is premolars and molars (no third molars)

  • No restorations (no composite or amalgam fillings, or partial pit and fissure sealants)

  • No cavities or suspected cavities

 

• Orthodontic Assistant (OA)

  • Clinical patients need to be classmates in course

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Some courses allow students to partner with a classmate if qualifications are met. Email Pauline at californiadentaleducators@gmail.com  for information regarding partnering with other classmates.

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Professional Attire

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Students must wear:

• Scrubs

• Closed-toe shoes

• PPE (mask, gloves, eye protection, lab coat)

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PPE kits are available for purchase if needed on our website.

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Course Format

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Our streamlined format includes:

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• Didactic learning (home study)

• Lab practice (typodonts or x-ray mannequin)

• Pre-clinical practice (hands-on training with your patients at our location)

• Clinical experience (hands-on patient at our location except OAP course)​​​​

​Clinical schedules are provided in course information after registration.

 

Enrollment & Scheduling

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We are committed to high-quality instruction by maintaining small class sizes with a 1:6 instructor-to-student ratio, ensuring close supervision and meaningful hands-on training for every student

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Please note:

• Certain clinical courses require a minimum enrollment of four (4) students, as students work in pairs or small groups during hands-on and patient-based learning.

• Courses may be rescheduled if minimum enrollment is not met, due to instructor availability, or unforeseen circumstances.

• Students will be notified promptly and placed in the next available session.

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Rescheduling & Refunds

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California Dental Educators understands that unexpected situations can arise. To ensure fairness to all students and to allow us adequate time to potentially fill your seat, the following policy applies to all course registrations.

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Administrative Fees:

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Administrative fees apply based on the amount of notice provided before the scheduled course.

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• Registration through more than one week before the course start date:
  A 20% administrative fee will be deducted from the course tuition for all reschedule requests or refunds. Students requesting to reschedule will be placed on the course waitlist for a future class.​

• Within one week of the course start date:
  A 30% administrative fee will be deducted from the course tuition for all reschedule requests or refunds. Students requesting to reschedule will be placed on the course waitlist for a future class that does not fillup. There can be a possible watlist for months as classes fill.​

Rescheduling Policy:

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• Students may reschedule a course a maximum of two (2) times.

• After the second reschedule, no refunds or additional reschedules will be permitted, and all course fees will be forfeited.​

No-Show / No-Call:

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Students who fail to attend class without notifying California Dental Educators before the course begins ("no-show/no-call") will forfeit all course fees and will not be eligible for a refund or transfer.

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Incomplete Courses:

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An incomplete course is defined as any course in which a student:

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• Begins the course but does not complete all required didactic, laboratory, preclinical, or clinical requirements; or

• Fails to complete all required course competencies before the scheduled conclusion of the course.​

Students with an incomplete course are not eligible for a refund. If the course is eligible for completion at a later date, an administrative rescheduling/completion fee may apply in accordance with California Dental Educators Course Director.

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Refund & Reschedule Requests

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All refund or reschedule requests must be submitted to: californiadentaleducators@gmail.com

Your email must include:

• Your full name

• The course name and scheduled course date

• The reason for the request

• A statement acknowledging that you understand the applicable administrative fees and refund/rescheduling policy​

Requests that do not include this information may delay processing or be denied.

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Notifying us as early as possible gives us the best opportunity to assist you and allows another student the opportunity to enroll in the class.

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Course Materials & Certificates

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• Course materials sent within 48 hours of registration

• Certificates will be emailed and mailed after successful completion

• Duplicate certificates available if needed order on our website

• Records maintained for up to 5 years​

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Our Course Location

Smile Island Pediatric & Adult Dental Group
8522 Lonetree Blvd

Rocklin, CA 95765

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Our Commitment to You

With a 1:6 educator-to-student ratio and decades of combined experience, our mission is to give you the confidence and skills to grow your dental career.

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Questions?

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We're Here to Help

californiadentaleducators@gmail.com

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