Core Dental Assisting Skills We Teach
That Every General Dentist Should Value In A Job Candidate:
§ Greet & seat patients; place protective items | § Prepare treatment & hygiene rooms for patient arrival | § Chart restorative treatment for dentist |
§ Chart periodontal conditions for hygienist | § Organize and arrange instruments on treatment trays | § Place cotton rolls during treatment |
§ Place topical anesthesia | § Chairside instrument transfer during treatment | § Chairside saliva & debris suctioning & full mouth rinse |
§ Chairside cheek & tongue retraction during treatment | § Assist with rubber dam placement and dental accessories | § Develop & mount x-ray images for dentist’s review |
§ Sterilize Instruments for dentist & hygienist | § Break-down treatment & hygiene rooms after patient check-out | § Train & provide oral hygiene instructions |
§ Dental lab technician functions such as pouring up & trimming models. |
Just like everyone out looking for a job, you’ll need to “sell” your skills to the prospective employer!
Once you finish our basic dental assistant training program, be sure to share the following facts during your job interviews:
ð Mastering the above-listed core skills allows a new assistant to get right to work in a general dental office with minimal training or orientation.
ð Entry-level dental assistants can take over these basic daily dental assistant tasks, which will free up a more experienced, x-ray-certified dental assistant to perform expanded duties for the dentist.
ð Hiring an entry-level dental assistant means improved efficiency and cost management for the dental practice.
If you want to start a career in dental assisting, with minimal investment in time and money,
then our school is a great place to start!