Helpful Links, Accrediting Agency Contact Information, and RDA Pass Rates
PROGRAM FORMS/LINKS
Dental Job Opportunity Template
Policies and Procedures Related to Blood Borne and Infectious Diseases
Use of Off-Campus Dental Facilities Agreement Form
AGENCY LINKS
American Dental Association/Commission on Dental Accreditation
California Dental Assistants Association
DANB (Dental Assistant National Board)
California Registered Dental Assistant Examination Pass Rates:
Palomar College RDA Examination pass rates are higher than the California state-wide pass rates!
2023/24 Palomar College RDA combined exam Pass Rate 100%
2022/23 Palomar College RDA combined exam Pass Rate 100%
2021 /22 Palomar College RDA combined exam Pass Rate 94.44%
Dental Board of California Passing rates: click here
Dental Board of California licenses and accredits the CA Registered Dental Assistant program and RDA license. Commission on Dental Accreditation is the national accrediting agency. Dental Assisting Nation Board licenses the Certified Dental Assistant (CDA). Complaints are directed to the following addresses and phone numbers
Dental Board of California ♦2005 Evergreen St # 1550, Sacramento, CA 95815 ♦Phone: (916) 263-2300
Commission on Dental Accreditation ♦ 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611 ♦ 800.232.6108
Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. ♦ 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60611 ♦1-800-367-3262 (or 312-642-3368)