A dental assistant provides essential services for the dentist at the chair side, in the business office, and in the office laboratory. Since the duties of a dental assistant are so diverse, Kaplan Career Institute provides an opportunity to learn a broad range of skills, including:
- Caring for patients in the treatment room
- Taking dental x-rays
- Taking impressions of patients’ teeth
- Teaching preventive dentistry to patients
- Assisting with oral surgery
- Performing oral evacuation