Dental Assisting Radiography (DAR)
Expand your dental assisting skills into radiography with AMT’s Dental Assisting Radiography certification.
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Education
Dental radiography curriculum
Education
How to Qualify
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.)
Required Documentation
- Official final transcript provided by the school, showing graduation from a dental assistant program that includes dental radiography.
Military
Formal dental assisting training program with U.S. military
Military
How to Qualify
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.
- Must have graduated 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.)
Required Documentation
- Copy of Joint Services Transcript or DD214 (If discharged) showing graduation from a formal training program.
Work Experience
One year as a dental assistant or instructor
Work Experience
How to Qualify
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.)
Required Documentation
- A copy of your high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
- DAR Employment Verification Form documenting a minimum of 1,560 total hours of documented, relevant work experience.
- (This requirement is equivalent to one year of experience at 30 hours per week and may be a combination of part time settings extending past the period of a year.)
Apply & Prepare
Apply
If you are eligible, you can apply.
Application Fee*
DAR $125
- *Fees are non-refundable and include application, exam and first annual fee.
Prepare
Use our study resources to prepare.
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Take the Exam
Once you receive approval notice from AMT, you can schedule your exam.
- If you are taking the exam at school, your instructor will provide the exam date and time.
- If you are taking the exam at a Pearson Professional Assessments testing center location, you will schedule your own exam.