Dental Assistant
Hourly Rates up to | Jobs Available |
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$37 | 56,900+ |
What Does a Dental Assistant Do?
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients and the work area for examinations
- Update patient's medical history
- Hand the dentist tools and use suction tubes during procedures
- Provide chair-side support to patients
- Sterilize dental instruments and equipment
- Be knowledgeable about dental procedures, tools and equipment
- Instruct patients in proper oral hygiene
- Keep records
- Schedule appointments
- Work with patients on billing issues
How To Become a Dental Assistant: FAQs
The bottom line:
If you’re looking for a fast-paced workplace with room to grow, this is a career to consider. It’s well-suited to someone who likes variety and is eager to learn new tasks. If that sounds like you, check out SkillPointe’s selection of training programs and get started on your next chapter.
What is it like to be a dental assistant?
"I like everything about my job," says Josefina Barco, who has been a dental assistant since 2010.
She learned her trade by training with “a very strict and perfectionist dentist.” That eye for detail comes into play every work day. Find out why Josefina can’t see herself doing anything else.
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