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First row L-R - Kaylee Calouro, Kayla Moniz, Tania Melo, Lexi Taborda, Marissa Aquiar, Brittany Batista, Maria Vultao, Salina Camara
Second Row L-R - Stephanie Perron, Gabriela Vultao, Aliana Andreoli, Isabella Raposo, Cheyenne Figueiredo, Jessica Dias, Haley Pacheco-Matias
Third Row L-R - Lindsay Dias, Brianna Vezina
“Surpassing the national averages to the degree we did validates both the students and the program,” said Occupational Coordinator Thomas Aubin.
“I’m extremely proud of the students because the exam is critically important to their careers,” said Diman Dental Assisting Instructor Maria Torres.
First row L-R - Kaylee Calouro, Kayla Moniz, Tania Melo, Lexi Taborda, Marissa Aquiar, Brittany Batista, Maria Vultao, Salina Camara
Second Row L-R - Stephanie Perron, Gabriela Vultao, Aliana Andreoli, Isabella Raposo, Cheyenne Figueiredo, Jessica Dias, Haley Pacheco-Matias
Third Row L-R - Lindsay Dias, Brianna Vezina
Diman’s Dental Assisting students have dominated a national certification test once more. For the third year in a row, all 17 juniors have passed the Radiation Health and Safety Exam, the second of third steps for official Massachusetts Certification.
“Nationwide, only 75% of test takers pass this test” said Torres. “I’m very excited for them and their accomplishment.”“Surpassing the national averages to the degree we did validates both the students and the program,” said Occupational Coordinator Thomas Aubin.
“I’m extremely proud of the students because the exam is critically important to their careers,” said Diman Dental Assisting Instructor Maria Torres.
The exam is the second of three exams students must
take to become licensed dental assistants in Mass. They take the Dental
Assistant National Board Infection Control Exam (ICE) during sophomore
year and the Chairside Assisting Exam after 3,200 hours in the field.
Passing the exam were Marissa Aquiar, Aliana Andreoli, Brittany Batista,
Kaylee Calouro, Salina Camara, Jessica Dias, Lindsay Dias, Cheyenne
Figueiredo, Tania Melo, Kayla Moniz, Haley Pacheco-Matias, Stephanie
Perron, Isabella Raposo, Lexi Taborda, Brianna Vezina, Gabriela Vultao,
and Maria Vultao
