Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Dental Assistants may perform any of the following:

·         Seating patients in the treatment are

·         Passing requested instruments to the dentist during dental procedures

·         Sterilization and preparation of instruments

·         Taking impressions of teeth for study models

·         Polishing clinical crowns

·         Exposing and developing x-rays

Salary: Average Dental Assistant Salary- $58,000

Education: High School students interested in a career as a dental assistant should take courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Anatomy. Some states require assistants to graduate from an accredited program and pass a state exam. Most programs are offered by community college, take about 1 year to complete, and lead to as certificate or diploma.

Reflection: No, I would not like to be one.