The Pennsylvania Legislature on April 14 passed a bill expanding the duties of dental assistants to include coronal polishing, applying fluoride treatments including varnish, and making impressions ...

While at the recent California Dental Association (CDA) meeting in Anaheim, CA, I spoke with two CDA representatives to discuss the dental assistant's scope of practice and why it's important for both ...

Dental assistants perform many duties in a dentist’s office, including taking x-rays, setting up equipment, or performing administrative duties such as recordkeeping and scheduling. While dentists are ...

Your trips to the dentist could change following the signing of a new law by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. The new law allows dental assistants to fill in for hygienists. Matthew Ellingson, CEO of ...

Continuing Education at College of DuPage is offering two new noncredit programs this fall. The Veterinarian Assistant and Dental Assistant programs will be offered through COD's partnership with MK ...

FORT SILL, Okla. (May 31, 2018) -- Six dental assistants graduated earlier this month from the American Red Cross Dental Assistant Training Program here. The Red Cross at Reynolds Army Health Clinic ...

Dental practices across the nation, including those in Erie County, are facing a critical shortage of qualified dental assistants, a trend that is impacting practice capacity and patient care, ...