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Therearen’tmany.Definitelybackacheandneckpain.Veryoftenyousitorstand
instrangepositionsforhours.Infectionsareanotherdrawbackofbeingadental
assistant.Becauseweworkwithpeople,weareexposedtotheirblood,saliva
andmanyinfectiousdiseases.
Thisiswhyyouhavetowearafacemaskandglovesatalltimes.Sometimespa-
tientshaveanxietyattacksandgetaggressive,sothat’sneverfun.Insuchcases
wegivethemnitrousoxide,Hlaughinggas”,tomakethemfeelmorerelaxed.But
it’sstillastressfulsituationforthestań.Sometimespatientstestyourpatience
onpurpose.Youmustn’tloseyourtemperthenandshouldalwayskeepcalm
nomatterhowdińicultthepatientisbeing.
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Thejobitselfisreallyinterestingandrewarding.Thereisalotofvariety-every
dayisanewchallenge.Thepayisgood.Youmeetalotofinterestingpeoplefrom
allwalksoflife.Thereisalotofflexibility-youcanworkfull-timeorpart-time.
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Therearequiteafew.Firstofall,youhavetopreparetheworkareafortreat-
mentsandprocedures.Youneedtopreparetheinstrumentsandanyothermate-
rialsthedentistmightneedduringtheprocedure.Youhavetocleanandsterilise
everything.Youneedtosetupthedentalunit,preparepatientsfortreatments,
thatisseatanddrapethem.Duringtheprocedureyouareresponsibleformixing
andplacingmaterialsoninstrumentsandpassingthemtothedentist.Youhave
tobefocusedallthetimeandknowwhentodowhat-likeuseasalivaejectorto
preventpoolingofsaliva.Goodtimingiseverything!
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Todothisjobyoumustlikeworkingwithpeople.Youshouldbeempatheticbe-
causesometimespatientsareafraidornervousandyouneedtocomfortthem.
Agoodsenseofhumouralsohelps.Youmustbewell-organizedanddetail-ori-
ented:yousteriliseinstruments,preparematerials,areresponsibleforpatient
safety,soitisimportanttofollowprotocols.Youalsoneedtobeagoodlistener
andpayattentiontowhatthepatientsaresaying.Ifyoudon’t,youcouldmiss
animportantpieceofinformation-likewhattheyareallergictoandasaresult
puttheirlifeatrisk.
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