Thursday, November 12, 2009

Dental Assistant..?

Is there any dental assistants out there? Can you please tell me the pros and cons of being one and what you enjoy most? What is your paycheck like and what are your benefits?

Dental Assistant..?
I've been working as a dental assistant in general dentistry for 5 years now. I love that I don't sit at a desk all day, I get to meet all kinds of interesting people and every day is different. The bad thing is that the hours are a little tough (we sometimes have to work through lunch or have to stay late), grumpy patients can put a real damper on the day and the doctors with their attitudes make me want to smack them. What you get payed varies from where you live and what kind of dental office you work at. I think I started out at $8.50 an hour and I'm up to $15.00 (ready for a raise too). Benefits? Depends on the office as well. The last office I worked in had great benefits!! Bonuses, free dental work, was taken to continuing ed. courses all expenses paid, health care paid for. The office I work in now has crappy benefits. Bonuses are sporadic (whenever the doc isn't being a jerk), no health coverage, no CEU. So there you have it. Good luck
Reply:uneployed
Reply:Depending on where you live, I am in school right now for Dental Assisting, a certified registered assistant is worth at least 20 an hour, which means you're looking at 15 an hour. If you havent got prior training, and you go to an office for on the job training, they can start you out at whatever they want to.


I love the program, and its really cool learning how to work everything, taking xrays, molds, and putting on dental dams.


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