Cypress College
Registered Dental Assistant Program

Today's Date: Friday November 20, 2009

Minimum Standards to Apply

1. High School graduation or completion of the General Education Development test (GED) or passing of high school proficiency examination.
2. Minimum age of 17 years. (RDA licensure requires candidate to be a minimum age of 18 years).
3. Completion of English 58/ESL 185 or a comparable course, with grade of "C" or better, or submission of test scores that indicate eligibility for English 60/ESL 186.

In compliance with the Board of Dental Examiners, Committee on Dental Auxiliaries, all applicants for California Dental Assistant Licensure must (1) successfully complete the Board Examination, and (2) have no criminal record, or the board must determine that a past criminal record poses no threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. Fingerprinting is required and checked through the Department of Justice and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The applicant must report on the Application for Licensure, any convictions or pleas of nolo contendere, even if the conviction was dismissed. Making a false statement on an application, regarding a past conviction, is cause for denial of a license, regardless of the nature of the crime or how long ago it occurred.