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Dental Assisting Careers


The Dental Assisting Program prepares graduates to perform a variety of duties including patient care, office procedures, and laboratory practices. The focus of the program will be on didactic, pre-clinical and clinical applications of dental assisting. Graduates will be prepared to work as dental assistants in private practices, group practices, and specialty practices.

Career Information
Dental Assistants perform a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. They work chair side as dentists examine and treat patients. They make patients as comfortable as possible in the dental chair, prepare them for treatment, and obtain their dental records. Assistants hand instruments and materials to dentists and keep patients mouths dry and clear by using suction or other devices. Assistants also sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment, prepare trays of instruments for dental procedures, and instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care.

Dental Assistants are responsible for front and back-office tasks, such as:

  • Handing instruments and materials to dentists
  • Sterilizing and disinfecting instruments
  • Preparing trays of instruments for dental procedures
  • Taking x-rays and processing x-rays
  • Removing sutures
  • Making casts of the teeth and mouth from impression and making temporary crowns
  • Greeting patients, scheduling appointments, and handling patient billing

Income Range

Median hourly earning of dental assistants were $13.10 in 2002 according to the  Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Employment Outlook

Employment of Dental Assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2012. In fact, it is expected to be one of the fastest growing occupations.

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