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dental assistant
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A dental assistant is a key member of a dental team, and significantly increases the efficiency of a dentist. A dental assistant has broad, and varied responsibilities that may include assisting the dentist during procedures, taking dental X-Rays, taking a patient's medical history, preparing and sterilizing dental instruments, providing patients with oral care instructions before and after treatments, scheduling patient appointments, and office management.

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Avg Pay: $44K
Jobs: 23,012
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Avg Pay: $41K
Jobs: 10,861

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  • Bachelor Degree in High School Education
    The number of occurrences matches with Dental Assistant in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$29,149Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Physics Education
    The number of occurrences matches with Dental Assistant in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,739Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Nursing
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    Avg. Duration:46 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,658Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Dental Assistant and Other Important Info

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5.8 years
$43K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
1.81 years
Entry
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
3
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