If I go to a dental assistant school for 3,000 am I going to get hired at a dental office?

Or am I going to get screwed cause I don't have any experience? I'm supposed to learn Dentrix and receive an xray certificate. Will this be sufficient enough to get a job?

If I go to a dental assistant school for 3,000 am I going to get hired at a dental office?
You dont even need to go to school to be a D.A. You need to take an x-ray class to take x-rays though. I Know alot of people who just walked in got hired and trained. Its not had to be a dental assistant. And dentist know students fresh out of school dont really know squat anyways. Its easy to learn and you get better with expeirence. You can even get registered if you have a D.D.S verify you have dental expeirence work to take the test. Many people dont knwo that
Reply:FIRST thing you must check is if the school you plan to attend is accredited with your states educational association. If the school is not accredited, you might as well get your training from a cracker jack box, as far as any employer will be concerned.


Technical colleges are awesome for the Dental Assistant program, and usually you are working within the first 2-3 months of the program. AND most dental assistant programs only require about 2800-3000 hours of school, then you will graduate with your certificate or degree. So yes, 3000 hours is sufficient.....(I took the DA program at a tech college....love it)


But please make sure your school is ACCREDITED or your training isn't worth the paper it is written on...good luck
Reply:Yes, you also need your cpr and first-aid license. but you should get a job easy with your xray license. Cant get one without those things. good luck in your search