Dental assistants assist dentists, dental hygienists and dental therapists during the examination and treatment of patients and perform clerical functions. Dental laboratory assistants assist dental technologists and technicians in preparing and fabricating dentures and other dental devices. Dental assistants work in dentists' offices, community health centres, clinics and in educational institutions. Dental laboratory assistants are employed in dental laboratories.

Dental assistants

Prepare patients for dental examination and assist the dentist during examinations and dental treatments

Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment

Prepare dental instruments, fillings, compounds and various dental materials

Take and develop X-rays

Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant

Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Educate patients concerning oral hygiene

Perform clerical duties such as prepare invoices, process payments, schedule patient appointments, record dental procedures performed and order dental and office supplies

May perform intra-oral duties such as remove sutures, take and record vital signs, apply desensitizing agents, topical anaesthetic, anticariogenic agents and coronal whitening, fabricate, place, and remove temporary crowns and restorations, and apply and remove rubber dams

May also perform pulp vitality testing as well as periodontal screening and recording.

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Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant