This chart is designed to help students and parents understand the educational and physical expectations and/or recommendations for the Dental Technology program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. For additional information, please visit the program webpage.

Program Safety & Physical Considerations

• Ability to adhere to health codes, personal and tool cleanliness, and overall cleanliness in work station
• Wear gloves, masks, and other protective equipment while working and confined to small spaces
• Ability to safely use tools of the trade such as small tools, dental tools, steam autoclaves or sterilizers, orthodontic pliers, dental hand pieces or accessories, dental forceps and dental supplies
• Work with bodily fluids, blood, saliva, bad breath, injections and surgery, and be exposed to possible diseases
• Professional dress, grooming, and hygiene
• Prolonged standing, bending, and stooping
• Ability to work independently, read and follow directions

Essential Aptitudes Recommended

• Manual/finger dexterity
• Ability to discriminate between objects of similar: size, shape, color, and spatial relationships
• Ability to organize work process
• Ability to see details at close range
• Verbal communication

Reading & Language Arts Levels

• College Prep Reading and Language Arts
• 12th grade

Math Level

• Pre-algebra
• College Prep Geometry concepts
• Business Math
• Work with fractions, decimals, proportion and ratios, percentages, volume, and metrics

End of Year – 12th Grade Assessment Test

• NOCTI

Industry Certifications

• Students will have the opportunity to earn industry certifications in the program

Program Requirements & Related Costs

• Uniform
  • Scrub Top* | $ 25.00
  • Scrub Pants*  $ 25.00
  • Sneakers | $20
  • Scrub Jacket with name embroidered  | $25 (Optional and ordered through lab)
• DANB Radiology Board Exam $250.00

*It’s recommended that students purchase two or more scrub tops and pants to comply with Uniform Cleanliness Standards.

Cooperative Education

• Students who meet all the requirements, including teacher recommendation, grades, attendance, and discipline record
• Students must provide their own transportation to and from the job site

Articulation Agreements

• Statewide Articulation Agreements

Other Skills

• College Prep Biology with lab strongly recommended
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Ability to verbally explain and express self in complete sentences in an intelligible manner so others will understand
• Ability to communicate in a written format and record information accurately
• Ability to work as a team member
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving ability
• Self-motivation
• Desire to work with people
• Computer skills
• Customer Services skills