Dental Assisting I & II
Welcome!
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Creating Smiles Everyday!
Detroit Mercy Dental Visit
Dental Assisting I Class Description:
The dental assisting I course prepares students who are interested in pursuing a career in the dental field. Students will gain the knowledge and skills on becoming a dental assistant. This program is a 2-year program. This class is a combination of both lecture and hands-on dental laboratory skills. Dental Assisting I focus on patient care skills, safety in the dental office, head and neck anatomy, dental diseases and procedures, equipment maintenance and sterilization, chair side assisting, and radiology health. CPR certification is offered. It is HIGHLY recommended students take anatomy & physiology with this class. Students who take dental assisting I are encouraged to take dental assisting II.
Dental Assisting II Class Description:
The dental assisting II course is the 2nd year of the dental assisting program. Students will further their knowledge and skills from dental assisting I and can have the opportunity to work in a dental office. This class is a combination of both lecture and hands-on dental laboratory skills. Students learn employment skills and will do a mock interview for a dental assisting position. Students are offered to take two certifications; the OSHA certification test and the National Entry Level Dental Assistant (NELDA) certification exam.
Both classes are held at Lincoln High School. Students from Center Line, Fitzgerald, Lincoln and Warren Woods Tower High Schools are able to attend these classes. Dental Assisting is apart of the Southwest Macomb Technical Education Consortium.
Below are students doing work-based learning
Students giving oral hygiene presentations to the preschoolers at Kennedy Early Childhood Center- National Children's Dental Health Month
Students working in class
Thank you for checking out our dental assisting page. I'm Jamie Lipiec the dental assisting instructor here at Lincoln High School. I started my career as a dental assistant in High School and graduated from the University of Michigan Dental Hygiene School. I have the great pleasure to teach this class for over 5 years and have over 15 years in the the field of dentistry. I also work as a dental hygienist when I'm not teaching students. My goal for every student is to help them reach their career goals and prepare them to be a dental assistant. The best part of my teaching career is seeing the students achieving their dreams.
Smiles,
Mrs. Lipiec
Dental Assisting Instructor- Mrs. Jamie Lipiec, RDH, BSDH
Email- Lipiec.jamie@vdps.net
What's Happening This Year...
Check out the Macomb Daily for the article "National Children's Dental Health Month" Our visit to Kennedy Early Childhood Center:
Dental Assisting students are now offered to take the NELDA dental assisting certification! Our program is now recognized from the Dental Assisting National Board.
We have a new state of the art Itero Digital Scanner!
7 Dental Assisting students are now certified through Health & Safety Institute (HSI). Mrs. Lipiec became a certified CPR/AED instructor through HSI and is certifying students from her class!
CTE Breaking Traditions Award- Ferdinando Campbell 2022
Francesca Keller Brightside Dental SCS- Received outstanding business partner for the year! Thanks Brightside SCS for all you do!
Students above are some of the first students Mrs. Lipiec certified in CPR
Pictured above:
Dental II students Dazja Jenkins and Anayla Malone received their OSHA certification
Partnerships within the community:
