Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Dental assistants do various things like set appointments, patient care and other duties such as laboratory. They also deal with treatment records, bills and file patient’s paperwork.

Salary: $27,248

Education: Dental assistants learn skills on the job with training from junior colleges, community colleges, trade schools, technical and institutes. When they complete their training they are eligible for the Dental Assistant Exam offered by the DANB.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to become a dental assistant because it isn’t a medical career that interests me nor would I want to become one.