Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Dental Assistants assist the dental operator in providing more efficient dental treatment, by preparing the patient for treatment.

Salary: $43,631

Education: Dental assistants receive their formal education through academic programs at community colleges, vocational schools, technical institutes, universities or dental school.

Demand or Need for this position: Employment of dental assistants is projected to grow 18 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.

    

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

I think being a dental assistant is a hard job, many say it looks easy but i can be hard, you have to get the right treatment for the patient and you have to job well! I say no because it seems really hard.