Dental Assisting Radiography DAR

Education Route

Applicant shall be a graduate of, or is scheduled to graduate from, a dental assisting program that includes instruction in dental radiography in the curriculum.*

*The program or institution must be accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education (DOE), the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or otherwise approved by the AMT Board of Directors.

(The DAR credential is not a substitute for compliance with any licensing or regulatory requirements that an individual state may impose.)

Military Route

Applicant shall be a graduate of, or be scheduled to graduate from, a formal dental assisting training program of the United States Armed Forces that includes instruction in dental radiography in the curriculum, within the last 4 years.

(The DAR credential is not a substitute for compliance with any licensing or regulatory requirements that an individual state may impose.)

Work Experience Route

Applicant shall have been employed as a dental assistant or as a dental assisting instructor for a minimum of one year (1,560 hours), during which dental radiography would have been performed or taught as an aspect of the dental assistant work role.

Work requirement total is assumed to be the equivalent of a minimum of 30 hours per week (1,560 total hours) and may be a combination of part time settings.

(The DAR credential is not a substitute for compliance with any licensing or regulatory requirements that an individual state may impose.)