Dental Assistants
Certified Dental Assistant (CDA), Dental Assistant (DA), Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA), Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)
What they do:
Assist dentist, set up equipment, prepare patient for treatment, and keep records.
On the job, you would:
- Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures.
- Record treatment information in patient records.
- Expose dental diagnostic x-rays.
Health
Arts and Humanities
Business
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- put together small parts with your fingers
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
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You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak SOFTDENT Practice management software PMS
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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certificate after high school or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$36,940
per year, on average
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