Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Assist the dental operator in providing more efficient dental treatment, by preparing the patient for treatment, sterilizing instruments, passing instruments during the procedure

Salary: $10.66 - $20.61 hourly

Education: Postsecondary non-degree award

Demand or need for this profession: 10 year growth 25%

I wouldnt want to become a dental assistant because i dont think id enjoy it. I think i wouldnt enjoy it because it doesnt interest me. I feel like id have to learn about things i dont like and i find it disgusting how you have to work with peoplesmouths.

Dentist

DENTIST

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Diagnosing oral diseases.
• Promoting oral health and disease prevention.
• Creating treatment plans to maintain or restore the oral health of their patients.
• Interpreting x-rays and diagnostic tests.
• Ensuring the safe administration of anesthetics.
• Monitoring growth and development of the teeth and jaws.
• Performing surgical procedures on the teeth, bone and soft tissues of the oral cavity.

Salary: $123,942 per year

Education: Doctoral or Professional degree

Demand or Need for this profession: To evaluate the demands and needs for dental care and to identify the level of dental and periodontal status in patients of different age groups.

I think i would be a dentist because i want to be something in the medical feild. They have good paying so i would probably do it. Being a dentists takes a lot of time and that is probably one of the only reasons why i wouldnt do it.