Dental
Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities:
Dental
assistants assist the dental operator (dentist or other treating dental
auxiliary) in providing more efficient dental treatment, by preparing the
patient for treatment, sterilizing instruments, passing instruments during the
procedure, holding suction devices, exposing dental radiographs, taking
impressions, and fabricating provisional crowns. Dental operators can focus
more time on the procedure; the dental assistant then effectively becomes the
operator's extra hands.
Salary:
$22,000 - $53,000
Education:
In some
states, dental assistants can work in the field without a college degree, while
in other states, dental assistants must be licensed or registered. Dental
assistants are required to meet the minimum certification to work in the field.
There are many things that dental assistants must consider while working in the
field and arguably the most important is infection control
Reflection:
I would
not like to be a dentist assistant because that’s not the only key to success
in life.
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