Empowering the Next Generation of Nashville Dental Assistants
Nashville Dental Assistant School is a partnership between Zollege and local dental offices — you learn where the work actually happens, on real equipment, with working professionals.
Zollege was founded in 2010 as Vandelay Education by Dr. Thomas Ince, a dentist who couldn't find well-trained dental assistants to hire. Rather than wait for traditional programs to change, he built the one he wished existed: shorter, taught hands-on in working dental offices, and structured to be paid for without a loan.
Success in Healthcare Begins at Nashville Dental Assistant School
Dr. Ince's brother Ryan, a physician, ran into the same problem on the medical side. The two collaborated on a medical assistant program built the same way — the same accelerated, in-office approach, rebuilt for medical assisting.
A Faster Path Into Healthcare
Dental assistants work alongside the provider all day — preparing patients, handling clinical tasks and keeping the practice running. It is hands-on work you train for by doing it, in a real office.
A traditional path to a healthcare credential can mean years of school and a loan you carry long after you finish. Nashville Dental Assistant School takes 12 weeks, and you pay for it a week at a time.