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How to become a Dental Assistant By Max Stein
Becoming a dental assistant offers one of the fastest educational
paths to entering the rapidly expanding healthcare field.Dental
Assistant Job Description Dental assistants provide support functions
for dentists including assisting with dental procedures, lab work
and office functions.When helping with patient’s dental procedures,
a dental assistant may be involved with:Preparing dental instruments
Gathering patient’s dental records Handing instruments to
dentist during patient procedures Keeping the patient’s mouth
dry during procedures
Instructing patients on proper oral healthcare
Taking and preparing x-rays Applying anesthetics Lab duties of dental
assistants include making casts of teeth, creating temporary crowns
and cleaning dental prosthetics.Office support includes scheduling
appointments, receiving patients in the office, billing, ordering
supplies and keeping patient records.Most dental assistants work
in dentist’s offices. A small portion may work in hospitals
or doctor’s offices. Similar to dental hygienists, up to one
third of dental assistants work part-time.
Salary Ranges / Job Outlook for Dental Assistants
Like many healthcare fields, the demand for dental assistants is
expected to grow faster than average over the next decade.The median
hourly pay rate for dental assistants is $13.10 and the high and
low range of the scale is $8.45 at the low end and $19.41 at the
high end.Advancement in this career is limited due to the low education
requirements. Some dental assistants advance to office management
or product sales representatives. Others go to school for an additional
year to become a dental hygienist. Dental assisting is very much
an entry level position, but experience in the field and additional
education can be very lucrative.Click
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