Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dental assistants perform many tasks, ranging from providing patient care and taking x-rays to record keeping and scheduling appointments. Their duties vary by state and by the dentists’ offices where they work.

Salary:

$35,980

Education:

Some states require assistants to graduate from an accredited program and pass the test. Receiving a post secondary non-degree is sometimes needed to become a more competitive dental assistant. Other than that there is no education needed to enter a career pathway of a dental assistant.

Demand Profession:

The field of dental assistant is projected to grow 25 percent from a 10 year period as of 2012.

Reflection:

Being a dental assistant requires less study, but even so I think i  would like to be a dental assistant because every time i go to the dentist I find their job very appealing but there is some parts to it that makes me not want to focus on that career.