Pure Dental Assistant Academy offers an internal 40-hour Externship Program to *eligible students that provides real-world experiences they need to become confident and skilled dental assistants. The externship portion of our course allows our students the opportunity to work under the direct guidance of experienced dental professionals in a local dental office.
*Eligible/Qualified are those who graduate in the top 10% of their class. All students that are not eligible/qualified for a MINT Dentistry Externship will receive assistance in an external externship placement.
The final grade average will be based on the completion of all listed requirements and will be determined by the following grading scale:
A – 90-100
B – 89-80
C – 79-70
F- 69 and below
Grading Policies
Student performance will be evaluated in the following manner:
Assignments 20%
Tests 20%
Quizzes 5%
Hands-on Training 35%
Final Exam 20%
Monday Jan 20, 2025 (MLK Day)
Monday Feb 17, 2025 (President's Day)
Monday May 26, 2025 (Memorial Day)
Thursday Jun 19, 2025 (Juneteenth)
Friday Jul 4, 2025 (Independence Day)
Monday Sep 1, 2025 (Labor Day)
Monday–Friday Nov 24–28, 2025 (Thanksgiving)
Thursday Dec 25, 2025 (Christmas)
