Working As A Dental Assistant

Last year, if you were to question where I saw myself in the next few years, my answer wouldn’t have been applying to college. During that time, I had a successful career as a store manager, and for the most part, that was all I could ever see myself doing. I excelled as a store manager, and I enjoyed the frequent interactions with the various diverse individuals that I got to experience. However, I was never elated nor passionate about that career choice. In fact, I can distinctively remember the moments where I would arrive home from work in the late hours of the night, pondering if this was all there was for me.

Infection control is a central concept to every practice of health care providers. Its main objective is to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases from both patients and health personnel (Martin et al., 2010). In dental clinic, infection control is a continuous concern for its professionals. They have to contact patients routinely and be exposed to their blood, saliva, dental plaque and pus that may contain infectious pathogens. It is important for the dental professionals to treat these fluids as if they are infectious and special precautions must be taken to handle them. In this essay, I will highlight the scope of infection control practices in dental clinics and the ways through which infectious microorganisms are transmitted

This class relate to my major in the way that as a Dental Assistant, I need to have the knowledge to used instruments to make my job easier and precise, just like in this class we used tools to make our sculptures faster and dynamic. When filling in a tooth I need to have the skills to reshape the teeth back to its natural shape, like in art I need to be able to use my skills to shape clay to a sculpture. In a dental office before starting a procedure, I need to be able to explain the patient what they will go through. In class, I need to present my sculpture and explain why I created it. This class and my major also require people skills and acceptance of different cultures and opinions.

There are two important things to do in a dental office in order to prevent cross infection. These two forms are sterilization and disinfection. According to the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration before either of these forms can be used you have to clean the instruments. This can be done either by hand or by using an ultrasonic cleaner.

While shadowing my fellow upper cohorts during the clinic I had made many observations. Unfortunately I was only able to shadow one clinic, although I observed a lot. Marie was the first student that I was shadowing, she was the CA for the day. We started by stocking the cabinets with the necessities. Marie and I then took the dental tools out of the machines that cleaned, sterilized, and dried them. I was shown that there are two sides in the lab. What I mean by this is that the left side is a dirty side which you should always wear gloves so that you are always protected from the bacteria and germs that the tools carry. Everything on this side has to be handled carefully and you must always wash and sanitize your hands when you are through. The right side is the clean side where the tools and dental accessories are kept so that they stay clean and sterile. Next I was with Jennifer, although she had no patients that day due to a

The typical working areas for dental assistants are very clean, organized, and well lit. They must wear gloves, masks, eyewear, and protective clothing so that they are not exposed to any kind of infectious diseases. Assistants must also follow safety guidelines while operating x-ray machines and equipment. Dental assistants are very important to the dental team because they work so closely with the dentist so that they can provide quick and accurate service to the patient. Assistants will typically work 30-40 hours a week, and most offices are not open to the public on Fridays. A few dental assistants must work half-days on Fridays to organize storage areas and to check inventory on the materials used in the office. Some

If people are interested to join a dental assistant school to part of dentistry, and serve in the health care industry, then then may have to know a few things.They need to be ready to present themselves into a dental assistant school to build their future. The number of people enrolling insuch dental assistant programsand schools keeps increasing every year. This has resulted in the growth of the dental assistant population. This is the reason a lot of people are infinite joining dental assistant programs.

My career plan is to receive a certification in dental assisting and to graduate with an AAS degree for dental hygiene. When I enter DMACC, I will first apply for the dental hygiene program, then while on the waiting list for two to three years, I would like to devote that time period by not only taking those few required dental hygiene courses but also be taking dental assistant courses. The dental assistant courses will only take me a year to complete. After that first year on the waiting list, I intend to work as a dental assistant. It will be beneficial for me to work in an environment in the dental field, because I will be be adapting to the workforce, building skills and abilities, and last but not least, having the opportunity to experience and provide dental work in

Our teeth are some of the most overworked bones in our body. We use them to grind, gnaw, crush, and pulverize food every day. Despite this workload, we still expect our teeth make us look fabulous when smiling for the camera. Imagine life without teeth. Imagine life with false teeth. Would we smile as much? Would we still enjoy our favorite foods? Let’s explore these questions further as they have played major role in my short career as a registered dental assistant.

Looking through different regions in California, one of them stands out on having a high pay rate is the Bay Area. And, going more in depth than that, the city that pays the most for Dental Assisting in the Bay Area is San Francisco. That being said the question is: “Why does San Francisco city pay more than other cities in the Bay Area?”

Everybody has experienced the roaring pain in the back of his or her mouth at one point in their lives. It is the ache that doesn’t seem to go away no matter how careful one might be. At this moment, a person knows that he or she needs help to terminate the throbbing that has literally taken over the entirety of their mouth. They need a dentist to stop the anguish. Luckily, dentistry offices are located in almost all communities throughout the nation which makes it more convenient for someone to go get his or her teeth checked out. Dentists work with areas of the mouth including the teeth, gums, and other tissues. Dentistry is absolutely

As a dental assistant, we require the skills to be able to interact with our dental patients to use patient education to explain procedures and recovery times, diets, daily habits, and so much more. Without an affable smile and tone, patients will not be trusting of us or of dentistry in general. Social skills in a dental office are critical. From our verbal interaction with the patients to the speechless cooperation with the dentists and hygienists during procedures, sociability may be the single most important skill for a dental assistant. Social skills are detrimental to the office as well as in every day interactions. Recognizing non-verbal cues is extremely important with everybody you communicate with throughout your day, during and

Both patients and dental health care personnel (DHCP) can be exposed to pathogens. Contact with blood, oral and respiratory secretions, and contaminated equipment occurs. Proper proce-dures can prevent transmission of infections among patients and DHCP.

Infection control is very important in the health care profession. It’s very important that we as a dental assistant make sure we follow the guidelines to protect the patient, the community and ourselves. Health care professionals, who do not practice proper infection control, can expose multiple bacteria and diseases to others. The main objective is to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases from both patients and health personnel. Today, infection control is a continuous concern for its professionals. We have to contact patients routinely and be exposed to their blood, saliva, dental plaque and pus that may contain infectious pathogens. It is important for the dental professionals to treat these fluids as if they are infectious and take special precautions when handling them. In this essay, I will go in detail of infection control practices in dental clinics and how infectious microorganisms are transmitted in the dental clinic. Also, I will talk about some infection control guidelines that are important in dental clinics and how to protect the dental professional environment and dental professions.

Children are often sweet and adorable, but many times they may be eating too many sweets. According to the Channel Four News, it has been shown that the number one disease in children is the recurrence