what are some name of dental assistants tools that they work with in thier job?
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Tools and Technology - Dental Assistants\n\nTools: \n\nDental dam supplies - Molar clamps, Rubber dam forceps, Rubber dam punches, Rubber dams\n\nDental forceps - Cotton forceps, Extracting forceps, Hemostatic forceps, Splinter forceps, Tongue forceps\n\nDental hand pieces or accessories - Dental handpieces, Electric endodontic handpieces, Electric general dentistry handpieces, Electric surgical handpieces, High-speed handpieces\n\nOrthodontic pliers - Band seating pliers, Crimping pliers, Dental pliers, Intraoral detailing pliers, Offset utility pliers\n\nSteam autoclaves or sterilizers - Autoclaves, Steam cleaning equipment, Steam sterilizers, Sterilizers
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There are not to many different types, A long syringe tip is used for lower block anesthsia, and a shoter tip is used for local areas mostly on hte upper jaw, but some area's in the lower jaw as well.  There is a type called the Wand.   it looks like a pen attached to this little machine and it electronically injects the anesthetic at a controlled pace.  Good for kids and very small fillings, there are some that are put on to a drill to place it directly into the bone, and there is also one called a Ligmajet (sp?) it inserts  the anesthetis into the periodontal ligament.  hope this helps..\n\n\nDental Assistant 5 years, \nDental Hygiene Student
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Call the ADA - American Dental Association\nCall the Better Business Bureau
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I'm a dentist.\n\nI find it absolutely hilarious that three dental assistants would answer a question about "what makes a good dental assistant".\n\nObviously, personality goes a long way.  Your personality should be similar to that of the doctor with whom you work.  If you're loud and rambunctious and your doctor is quiet and reserved, he/she will not like you.\n\nAppearance is important.  If you look like a punk, you'll be treated like one and your stay in the practice will be short-lived.  We run a doctor's office, and our staff should dress and carry themselves accordingly.\n\nAbility is also paramount.  Some assistants don't know where to put the suction and don't know how to retract the cheek.  Furthermore, some assistants are great at keeping the doctor's mirror clean.  Others are terrible in that respect.  Furthermore, a good dental assistant will never let the doctor "work underwater".  Being skilled at keeping the tooth dry is of paramount importance.\n\nKnowing how to take good x-rays.  Unless the practice uses digital x-rays, an assistant who has to repeat x-rays is more of a detriment to the doctor than a help.  Simply "getting" the tooth on the film isn't enough.  The tooth shouldn't be elongated or shortened much in the film.\n\nKnowing your instruments.  There are few things more frustrating than asking an assistant for a Potts or a Woodson Periostial during a difficult surgery case and receiving a blank stare.  When you start in your new practice, learn the names of all of the instruments ASAP, and know what they are used for.  Do whatever you can to memorize this stuff.  I work with assistants who have been in the practice longer than I have and STILL don't know some of the things I ask for.  It's annoying, and it's shameful.  But I love the ones who know the instruments and their uses.\n\nHaving things set-up properly.  Don't cut corners.  If your doctor is doing endo, have everything set up.  It's exquisitely annoying when I reach for the endo handpiece and, oops, it's not there.  Or when I'm placing a composite filling and, oops, the curing light isn't there.\n\nNever pass blame on to someone else.  That kind of nonsense doesn't fly with us.  We don't care who forgot to replace the burs in the bur block, and we don't care who forgot to re-stock the anesthetic in that operatory.  If you're assisting with the procedure, it's YOUR responsibility to make sure that everything we need is there.\n\nShow initiative, and take responsibility for the upkeep of the operatories.  I cannot tell you how many times I've worked on patients where I had no light coming from the handpiece because the bulbs on the hoses burned out.  If I didn't mention it to the assistants, I could work for 10 years before any of them noticed it.  Look around and see what needs to be fixed, replaced, cleaned, etc.  You are the ones who keep us running smoothly.\n\nNEVER try to diagnose patients.  Some of the more experienced (or gutsy) assistants try.  They seem to think that over the years they've heard us say to patients pretty-much everything there is to know about the science of dentistry, and therefore able to usurp some of the diagnostic responsibility.  When you try to diagnose, you are going to be partially wrong or completely wrong on anything that isn't just plain obvious...even if you're an experienced assistant.  When the doctor comes in and gives the patient the diagnosis, the patient responds, "but your assistant said.....".  We hate that.  We don't want our patients being primed with ideas in their heads that we wouldn't want there.  Let the doctor do the diagnosing.\n\nNever predict treatments.  Never tell a patient "you are probably going to need a root canal on this tooth" unless the doctor told you to inform the patient.  I've had assistants do this and it i
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office assistant\nsidekick\ncoffee fetcher\ngopher (go for this...)
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Median hourly earnings of dental assistants were $13.62 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $11.06 and $16.65 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.11, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $19.97 an hour.\n\nBenefits vary substantially by practice setting and may be contingent upon full-time employment. According to the American Dental Association (ADA), almost all full-time dental assistants employed by private practitioners received paid vacation time. The ADA also found that 9 out of 10 full-time and part-time dental assistants received dental coverage.
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U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics  \nOccupational Outlook Handbook \nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos163.htm#earnings\n\nEarnings \n\nMedian hourly earnings of dental assistants were $13.62 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $11.06 and $16.65 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.11, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $19.97 an hour.\n\nBenefits vary substantially by practice setting and may be contingent upon full-time employment. According to the American Dental Association (ADA), almost all full-time dental assistants employed by private practitioners received paid vacation time. The ADA also found that 9 out of 10 full-time and part-time dental assistants received dental coverage.
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a cheap one... there aint that much to pulling a tooth. although some [most ] dentists will make a big production out of it.
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Go to Lowe's and get a couple of those organizers for hardware, etc. The ones with like 20 little drawers or so. Get a label gun, and voila! That's what a lot of dentists do.
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My mom's a dental assistant!  She likes her job.  The dentist trained her on the job.
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Night Guards\n\nMost people can benefit from a night guard.  There are some store bought kits that you heat up and mold to your teeth, but as of yet I have not  found a patient that uses them regularly.  You really need to have them custom made for your teeth they are more snug.  Even custom made ones find their way across the room in the middle of the night for the first few days or weeks.  Eventually you get used to them they become part of your sleep routine.  \n\nGood luck
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Dental Records\nFinger Prints\nCranial Facial Molding\nDNA\nAcquaintance Identification
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Specialize in cosmetic dentistry, kind of like plastic surgeons of the dental world
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Something to put in your mouth to straighten your teeth.\n\nfrom lying.
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Pretty much any store with other dental products.  Krogers probably has them, walgreens, meijer, walmart, cvs, etc.
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ask an expert LIKE YOUR DENTIST, HINT HINT!!
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Try finding a dental school near you and check into being seen there.  The students are always needing patients to work on.