Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Assistants who perform lab tasks, such as taking impressions of a patient’s teeth, work under the direction of a dentist. They may prepare materials of dental impressions or to create temporary crowns. All dental assistants complete certain tasks, such as helping dentists with procedures and keeping patient records.

Salary:$34,500

Education/Demands need for this procedure: It takes a relatively short period of time to become a dental assistant. Dental assistants receive their formal education through academic programs at community colleges, vocational schools, technical institutes, universities or dental schools. Graduates of these programs usually receive certificates. Although the majority of academic dental assisting programs take nine to eleven months to complete, some schools offer accelerated training, part-time education programs or training via distance education.                         

Reflection: I don’t want to be a dental assistant because i don’t really like looking into human mouth and taking off teeth they don’t need because i feel like i am going to throw-up.