Dental Assistants Education in Tennessee  
For the most current listing, visit the Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant Programs
Accredited by the American Dental
Association's Commission on Dental
Accreditation

Graduates of these programs are eligible for registration in
Tennessee (RDA)
and for National Certification (CDA) by the Dental Assisting National
Board

These programs also qualify graduates for dental radiology
certification.
Dental Assistant Registration Programs

Graduates are eligible to become registered in Tennessee

These programs also qualify graduates for dental radiology certification.
Chattanooga State Community College
4501 Amnicola Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37406-1097
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  
Ms. Karen W. Castleberry  
Phone:  (423) 697-4474
Accreditation Status:  Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit:  2007
Next Accreditation Visit:  2014


Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson
740 Highway 46 South
Dickson, TN 37055
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  Ms. Vanessa Pilkinton  
Phone:  615-441-6220
Accreditation Status:  Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit:  2002
Next Accreditation Visit:  2009


Northeast State Technical Community College
1000 West E Street
Elizabethton, TN 37643
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  Ms. Paulette S. Kehm-Yelton  
Phone:  423-354-5501
Accreditation Status:  Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit:  2004
Next Accreditation Visit:  2011


Volunteer State Community College
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  Ms. Desiree Sutphen  
Phone:  615-230-3439
Accreditation Status:  Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit:  2003
Next Accreditation Visit:  2010


Tennessee Technology Center/Knoxville
1100 Liberty Street
Knoxville, TN 37919
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  Ms. Mary Ellen Vaughn  
Phone:  (865) 546-5567
Accreditation Status:  Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit:  2004
Next Accreditation Visit:  2011


Concorde Career College/Memphis
5100 Poplar Avenue, Suite 132
Memphis, TN 38137
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  Ms. Christine Felchner  
Phone:  901-761-9494
Accreditation Status:  Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit:  2002
Next Accreditation Visit:  2009


Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis
550 Alabama Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105-3604
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  Ms. Bettie Brooks  
Phone:  (901) 543-6143
Accreditation Status:  Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit:  2007
Next Accreditation Visit:  2014


Tennessee Technology Center/Murfreesboro
1303 Old Fort Parkway
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  Ms. Suzanne Dowdle  
Phone:  (615) 898-8010
Accreditation Status:  Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit:  2006
Next Accreditation Visit:  2013


Kaplan Career Institute
750 Envious Lane
Nashville, TN 37217
Program Information:
Program:  Dental Assisting
Program Administrator:  Ms. Rachel Obptande  
Phone:  615-279-8322  
Accreditation Status:  Initial Accreditation
Last Accreditation Visit:  2008
Next Accreditation Visit:  2009
6th District Dental Society
Maury Regional Hospital
1204 Confederate Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 388-6463

Anderson County Dental Society
10001 Juneberry Way
Knoxville, TN 37932
(865) 690-3529

Chattanooga College Medical, Dental
& Technical Careers
3805 Brainerd Road
Chattanooga, TN 37411
(423) 624-0077

Dental Learning Center
2007 Five Oaks Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
865-599-3034

Dobyns-Bennett Adult Education Program
1701 E. Center Street
Kingsport, TN 37663
(423) 378-2130

Draughons Junior College
340 Plus Park Blvd.
Nashville, TN  37217
(615) 361-7555
http://www.draughons.edu

Draughons Junior College
415 Golden Bear Court
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 217-9347

Draughons Junior College
1860 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 552-7600

E.W. Professional Career Training Center
Chattanooga Area Dental Society
6425 Bonny Oaks Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37416-3537
(423) 892-2223
www.familydentistrytn.com

High-Tech Institute
560 Royal Parkway
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 902-9705

Horizon Schools of Dental Assisting
6687 East Tenby Drive
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
928-830-4557
(Tennessee location will be added when available)

Kaplan Career Institute
750 Envious Lane
Nashville, TN 37217
615-279-8321


Miller-Motte Tech College
6020 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, TN  37421
Contact: June Kearns
(423) 510-9675

Remington College
441 Donelson Pike, Suite 150
Nashville, TN  37214
(615) 889-5520

Science Hill Adult Technology Center
422 Oak Glen Circle
Fall Branch, TN 37656
(423) 232-2201

Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville
1100 Liberty Street
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 546-5567 ext. 141

Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston
740 High Tech Drive
P.O. Box 219
Livingston, TN 38570
(931) 823-5525

Tennessee Technology Center at Newbern
340 Washington Street
Newbern, TN 38059
(901) 627-2511

Tennessee Technology Center at Paris
312 S. Wilson Street
Paris, TN 38242
(731) 644-7365

Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski
1233 E. College Street
Pulaski, TN 37478
(931) 424-4014 ext. 102

Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville
Shelbyville
1405 Madison Street
Shelbyville, TN 37183
(931) 684-3878
(931) 685-5013

Walters State Community College
1720 Old Newport Hwy
Sevierville, TN 37876
(865)774-5852

Washington County Skill Center
848 Thompson Drive
Abingdon, VA  24210
(276) 676-1948

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Educational Courses for Registered Dental Assistants
Approved by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Note:  Only Dental Auxiliaries who already hold these certificates may apply these course hours to their CE requirements.
Monitoring Nitrous Oxide Courses

Dentedonline
P.O. Box 5873
Chattanooga, TN 37406
(423) 544-3596
www.dentedonline.com
Approval expires:  12/31/08

E. W. Professional Career Training Center
6425 Bonny Oaks Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37416
(423) 892-3545
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Interfaith Dental Clinic
1721 Patterson Street
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 329-4790
www.interfaithdentalclinic.com
Approval expires:  12/31/08

Northeast State Technical Community College
1000 Jason Witten Way
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423) 547-4910
www.northeaststate.edu
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Second District Dental Assistants Society
1100 Liberty Street
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 546-5567 ext. 131
Approval expires: 12/31/08

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-5386
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Volunteer State Community College
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 230-3439
Approval expires: 12/31/08
Coronal Polishing Courses

Dentedonline
P.O. Box 5873
Chattanooga, TN 37406
(423) 544-3596
www.dentedonline.com
Approval expires: 12/31/08

E. W. Professional Career Training Center
6425 Bonny Oaks Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37416
(423) 892-3545
Approval expires: 12/31/08  

Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville
1100 Liberty Street
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 546-5567
Approval expires: 12/31/08

University of Tennessee Health Science Center
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-5386
http://cde.utmem.edu/
Approval expires: 12/31/08
Dental Radiology Courses  

Eighth District Dental Society
2305 Rudolphtown Road
Clarksville, TN 37043
(931) 654-6362
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Anderson County Dental Society
10001 Juneberry Way
Knoxville, TN 37932
(865) 690-3529
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Dental Learning Center
2007 Five Oaks Dr.
Maryville, TN 37801
(865) 599-3034
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Dentedonline
P.O. Box 5873
Chattanooga, TN 37406
(423) 544-3596
www.dentedonline.com
Approval expires:  12/31/08

Draughons Junior College
415 Golden Bear Court
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 217-9347
Approval expires:  12/31/08
http://www.draughons.edu

E. W. Professional Career Training Center
6425 Bonny Oaks Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37416
(423) 892-3545
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Nashville Dental Society
660 Bakers Bridge Ave., Suite 304
Franklin, TN 37067
(615) 628-3300
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville
1100 Liberty Street
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 546-5567
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston
740 High Tech Drive
P.O. Box 219
Livingston, TN 38570
(931) 823-5525
Approval expires: 12/31/08

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-5386
http://cde.utmem.edu/
Approval expires: 12/31/08
Sealant Application Courses  

Dentedonline
P.O. Box 5873
Chattanooga, TN 37406
(423) 544-3596
www.dentedonline.com
Approval expires: 12/31/08

E. W. Professional Career Training Center
6425 Bonny Oaks Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37416
(423) 892-3545
Approval expires: 12/31/08

Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville
1100 Liberty Street
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 546-5567
Approval expires: 12/31/08

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-5386
http://cde.utmem.edu/
Approval expires: 12/31/08
Restorative Function Courses for Dental
Hygienists and Dental Assistants

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
Continuing Dental Education
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-5386
Approval expires:  12/31/09
Prosthetic Function Courses for
Dental Hygienists and Dental
Assistants

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
Continuing Dental Education
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-5386
Approval expires:  12/31/09