Dental assistant

Duties and responsibilities

  Dental instants help dentists provide dental care they often work in teams with dental hygienists and laboratory technicians. They may work in health clinics, dental schools, nursing homes, and the military, but usually they work for dentists in private practices. Dental assistants

Duties include:

  Helping patients feel comfortable during the treatment

  Taking and developing dental x-rays

  Taking medical historians for patients

  Sterilizing and preparing dental instruments and equipment

  Instructing patients about dental health care to include brushing and flossing

  Preforming office arrangements tasks

Average salary: $14,000-$25,000

Educational requirements:

  Dental assistants must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.

  They must receive additional train8ing at a community college vocational school or dental SCHOOL TO LEARN THEIR SKILLS. LENGTH OF Programs varies between six months and one year. To become examination from the dental assisting national board.