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Dentalassistants
AWhatareyourresponsibilities?
BAsadentalassistant,doyouoftentakepartinextracourses?
CWhataretheadvantagesofbeingadentalassistant?
DOnaverage,howmuchdoesadentalassistantearn?
EWhatkindofpersonalitytraitsdoyouneedtobeagooddentalassistant?
FWhatarethedisadvantagesofworkingasadentalassistant?
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Aninterviewwith
adentalassistant
1
Becausetechnologyisanimportantpartofden-
tistry,youhavetokeepyourknowledgeandskills
up-to-date.Youshouldn’tstudytobecomeadental
assistantifyoudislikebiologyandchemistry.You
don’thavetoknoweverything,butyouhavetohave
asolidknowledgeofthebasics.Everythingelse
youcanlearnonthejob.Therearemanyseminars
andworkshopsyoucanparticipateintoboostyour
skills.Mydentalpracticepaysforallthecourses
andconferencesthatItakepartin.
2
Itdependsonseveralfactors:experience,qualifications,rangeofresponsibilities
orevenlocation.Thepayscalerangesfrom$30,000inbigcitiestoaround$25,000
insmallerones.Yourearningsarealsodeterminedbywhetheryouworkfull-time
orpart-time.IfyoubecomeaRegisteredDentalAssistant(RDA)youcanearn
$65Kperyear.
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