Dental Assistant

Duties and responsibilities:  

Prepares patient for dental treatment.  They prepare the working area. Handout the instruments to the dentist.  Keep record of dental treatments.  They instruct proper hygiene to the patients.  They schedule the patient’s next appointment and help with their billing statements. Take x-rays for patients.

Salary:  $34,500

Education:

They need to have a high school diploma and a postsecondary degree.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be on? Why? Why not?

Yes, I think I would like to be one because it sounds interesting and I like helping people out. They earn a good pay and it looks like a nice job.