Dental Assistant?

What exactly does a dental assistant do?

Dental Assistant?
Well, we do a whole lot of different things. Our job is to make sure everything runs smooth for the Doc. Basically, we sterilize instruments, take x-rays, set up the DTR (rooms), Pull records, answer phones, and assist the Doc in treatment...ex: Operative, Endo, Pros, and we clean teeth. That's the Prev Dent section. Put it this way...the Dentist only does the pulling, injecting, drilling, and filling. That's all they do, then they go back to their office and wait until we clean up the DTR and set it back up. We're also called Technicians
Reply:Dental assistants are there to not only assist the dentist, but also to make sure everything runs smoothly. We set up/break down the rooms. We try to make it as pleasant as an experience as we can for the patient. We make sure that the dentist has everything he needs for a particular patient and their procedure/s. We do a lot in the office whether it's in the back or the front so that the doctor can focus on the patient and their needs.