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Build a rewarding career as a Certified Dental Assistant. These professionals are trained, licensed, and regulated team members who work within dental healthcare to deliver oral care services. Dental assistants collaborate with patients and healthcare providers to promote excellent oral health and overall wellness. Career paths extend beyond clinical settings to include roles in education, research, dental product sales and marketing, and insurance administration.
Working directly with dentists, Certified Dental Assistants perform essential tasks including: Preparing and sterilizing dental tools and equipment. Ensuring proper infection control protocols. Supporting dentists during procedures. Mixing dental materials like composites, amalgams, and cements
Educating and reassuring patients. Conducting patient care activities such as recording medical histories, aiding in evaluations, taking dental x-rays, maintaining records, developing treatment plans, performing teeth polishing, and applying preventive fluoride treatments.