Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: seating patients in the treatment area.  Passing requested instruments to the dentist during dental procedures.  Taking impressions of teeth for study models. Exposing and developing X-rays.

Salary: $22,069 - $43,497

Education: There are no formal education requirements for entering a career in dental assisting. Some assistants have a high school diploma and only receive on-the-job training.

Reflection: I think I would like to become one because you don’t need formal education requirements for entering a career in dental assisting and the salary is good.