You do not have to be a registered dental assistant with the ADAA. The American Dental Assistants Association does not require that you register with them before you take your test to become a certified dental assistant. But why would you not want to take that extra step and take advantage of being part of [...]
The healthcare field has had a rough time in the last five years. There are far more patients now and there are more vacant job positions. There is a great need for more people to fill doctor, nurse, nursing assistant, dentist and dental assistant roles than ever before. Patients need quality healthcare. They need people [...]
Dentistry careers are in abundance. But what do you get when you have too many vacant positions and not enough qualified people to fill those vacant spots? You get a very bad case of supply not meeting demand. That is the case that is occurring in the dentistry field. There are far more patients than [...]
There are a few things you should know before you decide to check out dental assistants schools. They are not all the same and some are better than others. This is especially true of the certified dental assistants and the dental hygienists. One is not the same as the other so do not make that [...]
Have you ever found yourself looking for a new career position? You look through the paper and see all of these dental assistant jobs and you decide that being a certified dental assistant is the career for you. You go to school and earn your certificate. You start calling and sending out your resume. Before [...]
Dental assistant duties incorporate more than meets the eye. They are a bit like transformers. They may look like one thing on the surface but in reality are several different things beneath the surface. The assistants are the ones you will come into contact with the most. They are the frontline of defense in the [...]
No matter what course a person has been taking, when it comes time to take the certification test they begin to panic. The dental assistant certification test is no different. The training course provided you with the data that will be covered on the test. If you have had a period of internship at a [...]
The American Dental Assistant Association was founded over eighty years ago and is dedicated to dental assistants everywhere. They embrace the idea of a group, or many would say a community, of assistants coming together to find more information and services. If you are new to the dentistry field, then the ADAA is a great [...]
The dentist has an important job, but the job a dental assistant does is just as significant. He or she is the backbone of the dental office. They can do it all and are trained in every aspect. They can answer phones. They can make appointments. They can take payments. They can maintain charts. The [...]
If someone were to list all the reasons why you should become a dental assistant, then you could be here all day. For the sake of brevity, would you like to know the top reason? The healthcare field is severely lacking employees. A certified dental assistant is in high demand. There are too many job [...]
