Dental Assistant — Career Preview

The right hand of every dentist

Dental assistants support dentists during procedures, prepare treatment rooms, sterilize instruments, take impressions, and help patients feel comfortable in the chair.

A day in the life

You set up the operatory for a root canal, suction and pass instruments during a filling, take dental impressions for a crown, comfort a nervous child, and sterilize equipment between patients. Fast-paced and hands-on.

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