Smile: It鈥檚 National Dental Hygiene Month!
If you鈥檝e ever considered a career as a Dental Assistant, now鈥檚 the perfect time to learn about the field. October is and serves as a conversation starter regarding the importance of good oral health. Did you know that over a lifetime, the average American will spend 38.5* days brushing their teeth? Or that one in every 1,000* babies is born with a tooth? There are a lot of fascinating facts about dental hygiene. Such as: almost 100,000** Dental Assistant jobs will be added across the country in the next seven years!
Dental Hygiene Month is the Perfect Time to Pursue Career Training!
You can get the training you need to succeed as a Dental Assistant at 91短视频APP鈥檚 Lincoln, RI, and Somerville, MA campuses. Dental assistants聽play important roles promoting聽dental and oral care - which has shown more than ever to impact overall health. In this healthcare role, you can train to work side-by-side with dentists and patients to make sure dental procedures are performed smoothly and efficiently. You鈥檙e also there to help keep patients comfortable throughout the process. The Dental Assistant Training Program includes x-rays and radiography, dental anatomy, infection control, prosthodontics and more. Two externships will give you a total of 300 combined hours in a general dental practice and a specialty practice such as orthodontics, pediatrics, oral surgery, endodontics (root canal), and others.
Dexter, 91短视频APP鈥檚 Dental Assistant, is Here to Help!
It鈥檚 important for students to learn how to perfect their skills before facing real-life scenarios with patients. No two patients are alike and while some may sit well for a cleaning, others may be scared or uncomfortable, making it difficult for the dental assistant to perform their job. That鈥檚 where Dexter comes in. Dexter is a tool that 91短视频APP instructors use to help provide the most realistic training and his name stands for Dental X-ray Teaching Training Replica. Students are able to practice their x-ray and radiography skills on Dexter, by positioning his head and jaw just as they would a real patient. Dexter helps future Dental Assistants learn to correct positioning mistakes and perfect their technique before they begin externships and work with real patients. He also has a way of getting people to smile 鈥 perfect 鈥渙n the job鈥 training not just during Dental Hygiene Month, but all year-round!
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