Enroll at Allied Medical School and be prepared to step into your new dental office assistant career with confidence and ease. Allied's Dental Office Assistant Program teaches you patient care, laboratory tasks and office duties - everything you need to succeed in your new role in a dental office. Provide the support dentists and dental hygienists require every day - you'll work alongside them to keep the office running smooth.
As a dental assistant, you will work in a dental office setting. It is a well-lighted, clean and comfortable environment that includes multiple rooms, such as a waiting area, front office, x-ray room and back area with separate dental chairs and work stations.
Depending on the type of task you are doing, you will either work near the dental chairs providing assistance to the dentist or in the front office performing administrative tasks. Your chairside tasks will include: arranging instruments, gathering the right materials and medications, and handing the needed items to the dentist. In the front area, you will manage files, collect payments and schedule appointments in a comfortable office setting.
While you assist the dentist, you will be required to wear gloves, masks, eyewear, and protective clothing, such as scrubs, to protect yourself and the patients from infectious diseases. Professionals in the front office also oftentimes wear scrubs or some other matching type of uniform.
Your schedule as a dental assistant can vary. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about half of dental assistants have a 35- to 40-hour work week, while the rest work part-time or have variable schedules. Depending on the hours of your dental office, you might be able to create a schedule where you work evenings or Saturdays.
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