Dental Assisting Program
Our mission is to provide our students with a basic understanding of the field of dentistry and help them obtain the skills necessary to have a successful and rewarding career. Our Dental Assisting Course runs for 6 weekends followed by an externship to provide live experience. Talk to your dentist and ask about working with them. The objective of this course is to introduce you to the language and procedures and concepts of general dentistry, so you know "what you’re getting into". Dentistry needs great new professionals like you!
Program Duration
Finish in just 6 weekends so you can start working quickly! Receive practical training, and get real-world experience in a dental office so you're job-ready.
Facility
Learn in a state-of-the-art dental practice with labs, clinical areas and X-ray equipment – get experience on real equipment in an actual dental office setting so you feel prepared in your new job!
Class Structure
4 hours of lecture and video instruction and approximately 4 hours of clinical or hands-on instruction per class day
Student Services
When you complete the program, you will receive a certificate, a skills breakdown and a letter of recommendation.​​ You put in the work, so we make sure you have something in-hand to show for it.
Externship
Develop practical skills working directly under the supervision of a licensed dentist and get additional hands-on training.
Payment Plans
WPT offers a number of payment plan options so you can take a leap into a new career without straining your finances. View our transparent pricing and flexible options by clicking below!
Success Stories
Congratulations, Ashley Strickland and Brandi Peabody on your completion of our Dental Assistant course!
You have grown in your clinical dental skills, lab skills and vocabulary. Your employers have already given us highly positive feedback on your new skills! You both have excellent careers ahead of you. We're proud to have had both of you at Wyoming Professional Training. You are excellent new professionals!
About Mark Thoreson D.D.S.
Program Director
Mark G Thoreson, DDS is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
He owned and operated a solo general Dental practice for nearly a decade.
He has taught Dental Assisting privately in the past, training more than 100 people in Oregon to enter the Dental profession as Dental Assistants. He has also taught at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, in Human Anatomy and Physiology to students in Dental Hygiene, Registered Nursing, Emergency Medical Technician and Respiratory Therapy programs. He mentored and advised those and other students toward their career success. Dr Thoreson also provides Health Careers presentations to Middle and High Schools across the Country.
Dr Thoreson has had a long business career in the Dental industry, including sales of Dental lasers, practice growth coaching, Dental equipment and particularly instruments for Dental and Dental Hygiene schools across the Western US and into Western Canada. He has presented and spoken for company products at events ranging from small gatherings at Dental practices through the National and International levels for Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Lasers and Instrumentation as well as for magnifying loupes. He has been the corporate liaison for Fotona presenting their Dental Lasers to the prestigious Las Vegas Institute, which has an international client base, presenting to and training Dentists and their teams clinically with lasers. Also for Fotona, Dr Thoreson led the creation of a Laser Periodontal Surgery program, leading 4 International Key Opinion Leaders through a 3-day course presentation. This course was highly received and has been repeated.
Dr Thoreson has consulted with international companies regarding laser use in medical, dental, and podiatric fields. He holds 2 patents, a trademark and FDA clearance to a disruptive restorative device going to market by the end of 2025.
His biggest joys are his family, creating new things, writing, singing Barbershop Baritone, and leading others into new successes.