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Professional Development Programs

The happiest employees are those who feel empowered to grow and thrive. Whether you’re a hygienist, dental assistant or lab tech, we actively support your growth with a wide range of training and career development programs. Helping you get ahead is just part of our culture.

Tour Aspen Dental's Training & Development Center in Chicago

Watch Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Arwinder Judge’s tour of the brand new space with a state-of-the-art training and development center.

Hygienists

Aspen Dental hygienist hugging her patient

Be the best hygienist you can be, or be more.


  • Hygienist—Perform a wide range of procedures, provide vital information to dentists

  • Territory Hygiene Manager—Work with practice owners to hire and develop hygienists in a particular territory

  • Division Hygiene Director—Manage an entire team of hygienists in a specific region

Lab Technicians

Aspen Dental lab technicians

If you’re ready to be a lab tech, we’ll make it possible.


  • Free training—Work with a personal trainer and develop your skills and knowledge

  • Internship—Get real world experience at an Aspen Dental practice

  • Graduation—Take an exam and complete your dentures certification process

  • Lab technician—Start living your dream with a guaranteed job at Aspen Dental

  • Lab manager—Take on a larger role and lead an Aspen Dental lab

Dental Assistants

Dental assistant and patient

Get off to a great start, advance quickly to another position.


  • Dental Assistant—Work with dentists, help patients, set your sights higher

  • Hygienist—Learn how to go to school to become a hygienist, and eventually a manager of hygiene services

  • Lab Support Technician—Train to become a lab technician, learn how to craft high quality dentures

  • Practice Support—Switch to the business side of dentistry and become a patient care coordinator, office manager or even regional manager

Dental Practice Support

Aspen Dental office employee and patient

Support a practice, a region, or Aspen Dental nationwide.


  • Patient Services Representative—Greet patients, assist your Office Manager, move up the ranks

  • Office Manager—Keep the practice running smoothly to ensure a positive patient experience

  • Regional Manager—Oversee between six and ten practices to improve processes and ensure growth

  • Territory Director—Support a territory of practices and dentists while managing field employees including Regional Managers and Office Managers

  • Practice Support Center Staff—Work with ADMI in Syracuse, NY, in human resources, marketing, finance, IT, legal or other exciting areas