1. Employment Oppotunities Employment Versatility

2. Giving the many roles open within dental assisting, you have a wide range of choices as to the situation in which to utilize your skills

3. Employment Versatility - A manufacture ’ s representative - An office management consultant - Serving with a professional organization

4. Dental Auxiliary education (Teaching) Faculty requirements vary, but most schools ask for a bachelor ’ s degree as the minimal educational level So you can : -Take college courses in related sciences -Take a teacher training on a part time basis

5. Public Health Dentistry DA can be involved in dental public health functions at all levels: Federal, state & local

6. Military Dental Services DA should contact the Area Civil Service Office to determine when the appropriate examinations are given

7. Dental Schools ( paid assistants) All advantages of working at an educational setting

8. Solo or Small Group Practice General Dentistry Specialty Practice Partnership

9. Large Group Practice Many number & variety of general practitioners and specialist woking together under a shared facility Patients treated here are coming from specific segment of the population

10. The benefits of a L G P: -Opportunity to develop more specialized skills -Professional stimulation & sociability of working with many other auxiliaries -Greater opportunity of advancement -potential for a more extensive program for employee benefits than can be offered by a solo practitioner

11. F T & P T Full Time: Working the amount of time considered standard (8 hrs) Part Time: Working less than the amount considered standard (eg. 4 hrs/day)