Around 0.2% of South Dakota's graduates, graduate from Dental Assistant certificate programs every year.

The only accredited Dental Assistant school in South Dakota is Lake Area Technical Institute. Lake Area Technical Institute, which was ranked 64th in the country in 2010, is located in Watertown. In 2010, Lake Area Technical Institute graduated 38 students from its Dental Assistant programs.

Cost

Tuition at Lake Area Technical Institute for students enrolled in Dental Assistant courses was $5,236 per year.

A Dental Assistant certificate from a South Dakota school... what next?

Most people who graduate from Dental Assistant school in South Dakota go on to work as a dental assistant. The largest populations of South Dakota dental assistants are working in the following counties:

1. Lincoln County - 270 dental assistants
2. Beadle County - 230 dental assistants
3. Meade County - 170 dental assistants

Salary

South Dakota dental assistants earn on average $29,330 per year. However, this number is only an average. dental assistants in South Dakota had varying salaries from $19,420 to $41,570 per year in 2010. [A/An] dental assistants in the following South Dakota counties makes the highest salaries on average:

1. Beadle County - $30,240 per year
2. Meade County - $30,010 per year
3. Bennett County - $29,030 per year

A dental assistant in the following counties in South Dakota make the lowest salaries on average:

1. Aurora County - $27,880 per year
2. Lincoln County - $28,580 per year
3. Bennett County - $29,030 per year

More Information

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