Dental Assistant

Mar 14 2022
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Preparing Kids For Dental Procedures

Preparing Kids for a Dental Procedure: A Dental Assistant’s Guide The dental office can be a scary place for a kid. The noises, the prodding of teeth, and the dentist’s drill are all things that a kid waiting in the dental office will be wary of and the reason they are reluctant to be examined. […]

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Mar 09 2022
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Prepare For Dental Assistant Interview

8 Questions to Prepare You for a Dental Assisting Interview Ready to become a dental assistant? Have you graduated from a vocational school’s dental assisting program? If you are ready to interview for a dental assisting position, here are 9 questions you will want to prepare for before meeting with the dentist or hiring manager. […]

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Mar 08 2022
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Charting Terminology

Basic Charting Terminology of the Dental Assistant Ready for a career as a dental assistant? Before you begin you must learn the terminology used to do basic charting as a dental assistant. This dental assistant terminology includes parts of the teeth and mouth, dental procedures and billing terms. You will be able to master these […]

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Mar 08 2022
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Life Cycle Of Teeth

Dental Assistant Training: The Life Cycle of Teeth Did you know that your teeth go through a lifecycle, starting only six weeks after conception? At three to four months, newborns will go through a time of teething when their teeth are erupting out of their gums. Children should have all their baby teeth by the […]

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Mar 07 2022
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Educating Preventive Dentistry

Educating Our Youth Toward Preventive Dentistry Tooth decay is the number one chronic health problem of children, according to the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry. Dental assistants should strive to help our youth develop good dental habits thorough preventive dentistry. The dental assistant can be a powerful motivator for children to take care of their teeth and […]

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