Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures

• x-rays on our teeth
• helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
• providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
• teaching patients good oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health;
• show us how to brush and floss well
• taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts
• communicating with patients and suppliers (scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing and ordering supplies)
• helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery

Salary: $22,207-$43,631

Education: 9-11 months to become a dental assistant in their training. After their accreditation they need to get certified.

Demand or need for this profession:  To become a dental assistant they require to have a high school diploma to receive on-the-job training

Do you think you would like to be one? Though I want to work with animals I think I would like to be one but with animals.