East Texas RDA training
Train on the software
before your first day.
East Texas's only Registered Dental Assistant program where students practice on real-grade practice management software for hundreds of hours — so on day one in any office, you already know what to do.
No surprises
See exactly what you'll pay
You don't pay it all at once. Pick a path and watch your real payment update.
Plans up to 12 months. Can't sit for the state board until paid in full. WIOA funding through Workforce Solutions East Texas.
PDA by the numbers
85%+ of our graduates are working in East Texas dental offices — many with job offers in their graduation week or within 30 days.
100% free · no signup for the quick quiz
How ready are you for the Texas RDA exam?
Take our free practice exam — real exam-style questions with instant explanations and a breakdown of exactly which topics to study next.
Programs
Two ways to train. Same RDA program.
Pick the format that fits your schedule. Same curriculum, same instructors, same career outcome.
In-Person
Hands-on at the Longview campus. Small classes, direct instruction.
- ✓ Instructor-led classes at our Longview campus
- ✓ Hands-on practice with real dental equipment
- ✓ Full access to PDA Practice Pro + ChairSide trainers
- ✓ Infection control + radiology training
- ✓ Job placement help with East Texas offices
- ✓ PDA Certificate of Completion
Online
SaleSame curriculum, attended live from home — start any day, no class schedule.
- ✓ Start any day — no class schedule, work at your pace
- ✓ Full access to PDA Practice Pro + ChairSide trainers
- ✓ Infection control + radiology coursework
- ✓ Job placement help with East Texas offices
- ✓ PDA Certificate of Completion
- ✓ Attend from anywhere in Texas
What sets us apart
The only RDA program with real practice management training.
Other schools teach you what a tooth chart is. We let you mark caries on 25 patients before lunch.
Anatomical tooth chart
Each tooth drawn with real cusps, roots, and gingival anatomy. Mark caries, composites, crowns, RCTs, implants, missing teeth — exactly like the software in real offices.
6-point AAP perio chart
Full pocket depths, bleeding-on-probing, mobility, furcation per tooth. Auto-calculates AAP 2017 stage + grade with clinical interpretation. Nothing on the consumer market does this.
Prescription pad with allergy guard
22-drug dental formulary. Try to prescribe amoxicillin to a penicillin-allergic patient and the app stops you with a red warning — the same safety logic real e-prescribing requires.
Drag-drop operatory schedule
4 operatories, 30-min slots, color-coded by provider. Drag any appointment to reschedule. Text-confirm with a single tap. Built exactly the way the front desk uses it.
SmartDoc clinical notes
15 ready-to-use note templates (Prophy, Restorative, RCT, Crown Seat, SRP…) with the SOAP framework pre-filled. Saved notes lock for legal compliance with amendment tracking.
Real insurance workflow
Generate ADA-format claims, post EOBs, auto-write-off contractual adjustments. Master the insurance side of the practice — the part new RDAs struggle with most.
The trainers
Two systems. Two jobs. Both free to try.
A real dental office runs on two screens — the front desk and the chair. You'll train on both. No signup, no card.
PDA Practice Pro
Run the office. Book patients, take payments, file insurance, and pull reports.
Where you'd use it: at the front desk, between patients.
- 📅 Drag-drop appointment schedule
- 💵 Ledger, walkout receipts & insurance claims
- 📊 Production reports + A/R aging
- 🦷 Tooth charting + treatment plans
Virtual Dental Office
Step into a real operatory. Meet the dentist, look around, and learn exactly what you do at every station.
It's your first day — before your first day.
- 👀 Look around a real operatory
- 🧑⚕️ Meet the dentist & learn your role
- 🛠️ Set up the instrument tray
- 📝 Jump into the clinical-notes tool
Plus a free Skills Lab — practice quizzes, a competency passport, and a graduate transcript that proves you're job-ready.
Tools for your life — free ones included
Tools to help you take the leap
Money, time, and confidence are the real things in the way. These are free, no signup — built for busy women and parents ready for a change.
Can you get it paid for?
See what funding could cover your tuition — WIOA / Workforce Solutions and payment plans.
Open tool →See your new pay
Real take-home pay plus a simple monthly budget. Watch the numbers actually work.
Open tool →Will it fit your life?
Tap the times you could study and see how fast you could finish around work and kids.
Open tool →Where can it take you?
The career ladder from RDA to certifications, specialty roles and office manager.
Open tool →Land the job
Practice the real questions offices ask, with strong sample answers and a printable cheat sheet.
Open tool →Help with the hard stuff
Childcare, food, bills, someone to talk to — real free help so life does not stop you.
Open tool →Your 12-week study plan
Pick a start date and get a dated, printable plan to follow.
Open tool →Is this right for you?
A 60-second quiz to see if a dental-assistant career fits you.
Open tool →Win your first 30 days
A week-by-week checklist to thrive your first month in a real office.
Open tool →Talk to your family
Honest talking points + a script to get the people you love on board.
Open tool →Build your first cushion
Set a savings goal and see exactly when you'll hit it. Honest math.
Open tool →Free RDA practice exam
Test how ready you are for the Texas RDA exam — real questions, instant explanations.
Open tool →Plan your payments
$500 down, then pick weekly or monthly — see your exact payment dates before you enroll.
Open tool →For dental offices
Hiring? We train assistants.
Premier graduates train on the same workflows your office runs every day — so they're ready on day one. And we'll also train your already-hired assistant, building the chairside and front-desk skills your team needs.
Voices
From students & offices that hire them.
"I walked into my first office and the EagleSoft screen looked exactly like Practice Pro. I felt like I'd already worked there a month. The hiring DDS hired me on the spot."
"Every new hire we get from PDA is ready to chart, ready to schedule, ready to submit claims. They cut our onboarding time in half — easily."
"I was a single mom looking for a career change. PDA's evenings-and-weekends schedule made it actually doable. Twelve weeks later I had a job."
Real people, real results
This is what Premier looks like.
Real students, real scrubs, real chair time, real certificates — inside our Longview campus, right here in East Texas.
Watch
See Premier in action.
Real students, the campus, and what your next move could look like.
Pricing
Affordable today. Pays for itself in 6 weeks.
Average RDA starting salary in East Texas: $36,000 – $44,000. Your investment in PDA pays back in 4–8 weeks of working.
Free Preview
For anyone curious about a dental career.
- ✓ Try the trainers (5 essential tabs)
- ✓ 25 sample patients
- ✓ No signup required
In-Person
At the Longview campus.
- ✓ Live instruction at our campus
- ✓ Hands-on equipment practice
- ✓ Full trainer access
- ✓ PDA Certificate of Completion
- ✓ Job placement help
Online
Start any day · no class schedule.
- ✓ Start any day, work at your pace
- ✓ Same curriculum as in-person
- ✓ Full trainer access
- ✓ PDA Certificate of Completion
- ✓ Job placement help
May qualify for WIOA funding through Workforce Solutions · Payment plans available
Can't cover tuition?
Local businesses sponsor students through school.
Our Sponsor-a-Student program is like an angel tree for careers — a business covers some or all of your seat, you train, and East Texas gets another working RDA. Businesses: it's a three-way win.
FAQ
Honest answers.
How long until I'm working?
Do I need previous dental experience?
What makes the PDA trainers different from "online courses"?
Will my certificate be recognized by Texas dental offices?
Can I make payments instead of paying upfront?
Where is the school located?
What if I don't like it after enrolling?
In-Person ($3,000): pro-rated refund per Texas state proprietary-school guidelines. Submit withdrawal in writing (email is fine); refunds process within 30 days.
Ready for the career you actually want?
In 12 weeks you can be a working RDA earning $42k+ in East Texas. The first step is filling out the application.
No payment required to apply · Online sale non-refundable but transferable · In-Person pro-rated per TX guidelines
Earnings vary by employer, experience, and hours; figures reflect East-Texas regional averages and are not a guarantee. See the salary page.
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