Dental Assistant as a career!?

Scot Rotruck: You can most likely get a job dental assisting w/o going to school for it. I was a dental assistant for 5 years and started w/o experience. The work I did was far from menial. Don' waste your time going to school for dental assisting. Go for dental hygiene. It's more than 2x the pay.

Efren Clankscales: you could. many dentist will not hire someone who doesn't already have training. i know where im from (on, canada) receptionists actually get paid more then chairside assistants. On a side note, if you are planning on going to a private collage avoid Medix like the plague. trust me on this one.

Marvel Mcaulay: in case you may cope with having your palms interior the mouths of actually disgusting human beings.... choose for it. I mean somewhat... look on the way human beings take care of their bodies... are you able to think of what issues you will discover whilst they open their mouths? What unusual wonders will you come across? each sort of actu! ally cool chilly and herpes sores.... bleeding, puss oozing gums... black & yellow teeth...for people who've teeth.... Wait.... there is greater: basically think of the smells.... in the previous you're making this profession pass, I propose taking place on your close by city sell off, take an prolonged deep breath by way of your nostril.... that's what you ought to look ahead to! Sounds greater ideal each and each minute incredible? i think you would be able to desire to consistently substitute right into a gynocologist... comparable perspectives and scents, in basic terms a various hollow... stable luck with that......Show more

Elbert Donatelli: Going from a receptionist to a dental assistant is not a "bump up". Most dental receptionists were at one time a chair-side assistant. A receptionist has to know dental terminology, insurance codes and rules. They have to be able to answer questions posed by patients on the phone in regards to their dental health. Recept! ionist generally have a better knowledge of how an office oper! ates than a chair-side does. She is also the first person a patient hears when calling an office and the first person a patient sees when entering an office. She must have knowledge and poise. And be able to make the patients feel at ease when they enter, because, let's face it, nobody wants to be at the dentist.Some offices, not one that I would ever go to or work for, do hire inexperienced people to help out with menial jobs. But I would avoid those places if you can....Show more