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16 schools in New York offer dental assisting-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data.
New York licenses dental assisting as a profession: performing clinical supportive services (placing rubber dams, taking impressions, removing sutures) requires a Registered Dental Assistant license — the title formerly known as Certified Dental Assistant — from the NYS Education Department, though unlicensed assistants may legally do basic four-handed chairside work and take x-rays under the dentist's personal supervision. Licensure requires a NYSED-approved program (about one year) or an alternate pathway with at least 1,000 hours of work experience, passing DANB exams (all three CDA components, or the NYPDA + RHS + ICE battery), and a $103 fee. A $40 limited permit lets program graduates work under direct supervision while their license is processed.
Official source: New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions · Exam: DANB examinations: all three components of the CDA exam (General Chairside, Radiation Health & Safety, Infection Control), or New York's three-part battery — NY Professional Dental Assisting (NYPDA), Radiation Health & Safety (RHS), and Infection Control (ICE) · Typical requirement: High school diploma or GED plus either a NYSED-approved (roughly one-year, 24-semester-hour) dental assisting program including at least 200 hours of clinical experience, or an approved alternate course of study that includes at least 1,000 hours of relevant work experience through a degree-granting institution or BOCES. $103 license/registration fee; a $40 limited permit allows practice under direct supervision while completing licensure.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Hostos Community College | Bronx | public | $5,297 | 33.8% | $40,485 |
| Orange County Community College | Middletown | public | $6,794 | 29.9% | $44,117 |
| Monroe Community College | Rochester | public | $6,353 | 28.2% | $40,174 |
| Niagara County Community College | Sanborn | public | $6,876 | 37% | $42,285 |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Troy | public | $8,501 | 36.4% | $45,460 |
| Erie Community College | Buffalo | public | $7,765 | 31.8% | $41,228 |
| SUNY Broome Community College | Binghamton | public | $8,940 | 33.6% | $39,710 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island | Staten Island | private for-profit | $35,666 | 64% | $86,693 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Liverpool | public | $19,002 | 76.5% | $40,658 |
| New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants | Long Island City | private for-profit | $20,097 | 73.2% | $38,899 |
| Plaza College | Forest Hills | private for-profit | $19,860 | 63.7% | $31,519 |
| Mandl School-The College of Allied Health | New York | private for-profit | $35,578 | 50.6% | $39,108 |
| Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation | Mexico | public | $13,850 | 67% | not reported |
| Access Careers | Hempstead | private for-profit | not reported | 89.6% | not reported |
| Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants | Ardsley | private for-profit | $16,177 | 100% | not reported |
| Access Careers-Islandia | Islandia | private for-profit | not reported | 71.7% | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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