Pediatric Dental Assistant

Job Tasks:

• Prepared and arranged needed tools and instruments for scheduled procedures.


• Handed necessary tools and equipment to the dentist and provided assistance during treatment.


• Performing prophylaxis, administering fluoride treatments


• Recorded findings, changed barriers, or sterilized equipment.


• Assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures


• Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)


• Asking about the patient's medical history


• Helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment


• Providing patients with instructions for oral care or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)


• Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health;(e.g., tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)


• Taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth)


• Performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer


• Communicating with patients and suppliers (e.g., scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing and ordering supplies)