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Monday, October 27, 2025
National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) is seeking interested health centers to participate in a virtual Small Group Training on Optimizing the Dental Assistant Workforce (DAW) funded through NNOHA’s cooperative agreement with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Small Group Training program will take place from January to June 2025. This Small Group Training will be 100% virtual. The goal of the DAW Small Group Training is to optimize and enhance the dental assistant workforce by sharing strategies to improve recruitment, training and retention of dental assistants in health centers. DAW participants will learn fundamental skills to plan and develop their own dental assistant training programs. Dental assistant training programs aim to:
Increase community capacity by creating career opportunities and pathways.
Enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of health center dental programs by increasing the dental assistant workforce.
Improve retention of existing dental assistants by offering career growth opportunities.
More information regarding this opportunity is available in the PDF application linked below (reference only). If you have questions about this training program, please contact Candace Owen at candace@nnoha.org.
Online applications are due no later than 5:00 pm PST on November 21, 2025. Emailed and paper applications will not be accepted.
Call for Applications: Small Group Training on Optimizing the Dental Assistant Workforce
