What you need to know
Ready to launch your dental assistant career in Florida?
Florida has clear rules for what a dental assistant can do — and what training you need to unlock expanded duties. Here’s exactly how it works, and how our program keeps you fully approved from day one.
- In Florida, no national CDA certification is required to start working as a dental assistant.
- To perform expanded functions, you must complete formal training through a CODA-accredited program or a Florida Board-approved Expanded Duties Formal Training Program.
- Radiographic (X-ray) duties require dedicated training — which our program includes.
The flagship program & related paths
Choose your path to expanded functions
Start with our Florida Board-approved program, or add the certifications and on-the-job hours that fit where you are today.
Dental Assistant with Expanded Functions
Our flagship, Florida Board-approved program. Comprehensive clinical training that prepares you to work chairside in Florida — including expanded functions and X-ray certification.
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EFDA & X-Ray Certification
Already assisting? Earn the expanded-duties and radiography credentials the Florida Board of Dentistry requires — in-person, with hands-on evaluation.
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EFDA On-the-Job Training
Formalize your skills as an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant under a licensed Florida dentist. A flexible, hybrid path to certification — in English & Spanish.
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Instructors with 30+ years, guiding every step
Train hands-on at our Casselberry, Florida campus with a team that has prepared hundreds of students for real dental offices. Hablamos Español.
Where this training takes you
Graduate ready to work chairside in a Florida office
Because expanded functions and X-ray certification are built into one 480-hour hybrid program, you finish with everything a Florida dental office asks for — no separate courses to chase, no gaps to explain in an interview.
- Perform expanded functions under a licensed Florida dentist
- Take dental radiographs with your included X-ray certification
- Step into the operatory confident on professional equipment
for you
Start your dental career today
Ready to become a certified dental assistant in Florida? Talk to our team — we’ll walk you through the program, tuition and enrollment, and answer every question. Hablamos Español.
