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| Dental assistants earnings
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Median hourly earnings of dental assistants are $14.53 .
The middle 50 percent earned between $11.94 and $17.44 an hour.
The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.87, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $20.69 an hour.
Earnings$25,000 per annum - starting
$35,360 per annum - average
$43,680 per annum - high
Benefits vary substantially by practice setting and may be contingent upon full-time employment. According to the American Dental Association, 87 percent of dentists offer reimbursement for continuing education courses taken by their assistants. |
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| Dental assistants main duties
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Dental assistants perform some or all of the following duties:
Prepare patients for dental examination and assist the dentist during the examination
Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
Schedule patient appointments and record dental procedures performed
Invoice patients for dental services
Order dental and office supplies
Take and develop X-rays
Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
Fabricate temporary crowns and restorations. |
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