Dental assistants have an important responsibility, they help keep patients healthy. Without daily oral hygiene care and routine dental cleanings and exams, your mouth is vulnerable to infection. Harmful oral bacteria can travel through the bloodstream and lead to heart disease and other cardiovascular issues. Keeping this oral bacteria to a minimum is key to… Read more »
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What Are Some of the Essential Skills You Will Need To Become an Excellent Dental Assistant?
If you are thinking about entering the workforce as a dental assistant, we have information to prepare you for this journey. At the Dental Assisting Institute of Virginia, we have helped many of our students train for rewarding jobs. Under the mentoring eye of Dr. Tom Schleicher, you too can be trained by people actively… Read more »
Have You Been Thinking About a Career in the Dental Assisting Field? If So, Check out Our 13-Week Dental Assisting Program!
If you have been thinking about making a career switch to something like dental assisting, you are not alone! This popular field is typically in demand all over the country. No matter where you live or move to, there will always be dental practices that need a compassionate dental assistant to keep the practice flowing… Read more »
Becoming a Dental Assistant Means Developing Your Best Chairside Manners for the Patient’s Comfort
One of the things you will be doing daily in your role as a dental assistant is to make sure your patients feel safe and comfortable when receiving dental treatment. This means your chairside manners need to be on point! That is why our team at the Dental Assisting Institute of Virginia teaches our students… Read more »