dentist care
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nature of the Work | Working Conditions | Employment | Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement | Job Outlook | Earnings | Related Occupations | Sources of Additional Information Significant Points Download a printer-friendly version (PDF 133K) Rapid employment growth and above average job turnover should result in good job opportunities. Population growth and greater retention of natural teeth by middle-aged and older people will fuel demand for dental services, and create opportunities for dental assistants. Dentists are expected to hire more assistants to perform routine tasks, so they may devote their own time to more profitable procedures. Nature of the Work [About this section] Top Dental assistants perform a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. They work at chair-side as dentists examine and treat patients. They make patients as comfortable as possible in the dental chair, prepare them for treatment, and obtain dental records. Assistants hand instruments and materials to dentist
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtually all dental assistants work in a private dental office. A small number work in dental schools, private and government hospitals, State and local public health departments, or in clinics. Median hourly earnings of dental assistants were $10.88 in 1998. The middle 50 percent earned between $8.94 and $13.11 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $7.06 and the highest 10 percent earned more than $15.71 an hour. Dental assistants held about 229,000 jobs in 1998. More than 3 out of 10 worked part time, sometimes in more than one dental office. Dental assistants should not be confused with dental hygienists, who are licensed to perform different clinical tasks. (See the statement on dental hygienists elsewhere in the Handbook.)
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