What's So Great About Dental Assisting?

This question is pretty easy to answer. There are a TON of great things about dental assisting. First of all you get a flexible schedule, most dental assistants work full time although many are able to choose whether they would like to work part time or not. This is great if you are attending school, have a family to attend to, or a number of other things that you may need to handle. Also, no weekends or major holidays! How great is that? It only makes sense that without patients means no work, and since everyone is busy on the weekends, you'll have the time to relax! Dental assistants also make good money, which can range anywhere from 26,000 for the bottom tier to 44,000 for the top tier assistants.

What's more you get to help real people with their oral health problems which makes for a satisfying job that makes you feel good about yourself. There are also many advancement opportunities, such as pursuing expanded functions, which are extra more advanced tasks that you can do, which will certainly raise your value in the office. There's also the ability to gain national recognition as a dental assistant, which is formally known as a certified dental assistant (CDA). And we haven't gotten to the best part yet, most states don't require any formal or educational requirements to be met! That's right, most dental assistants have nothing but a high school diploma and on the job training. Others pursue dental assistant training though in order to earn more, but be aware that some states do require formal training. You can find out what your state requires here.