Texas Dental Assisting Schools

Dental Assisting Career Articles and Information

• An Interview with a Dental Assistant who attended Texas School of Business
• A Day in the Life of a Dental Assistant – During routing filling procedures, root canals, crowns, etc., the dental assistant is the person to hand the dentist the appropriate dental tool, monitor your comfort levels and alert the dentist if something looks wrong, take and develop x-rays, and help hold suction tubes and the likes as the dentist performs his or her duties…
• Dental Assisting Career Overview

• Angley College

  Locations: Online
  • Dental Assisting (Diploma)

• Anthem College Online

  Locations: Online
  • Dental Assistant (Associate)
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• ATI Career Training Center

  Locations: Dallas, TX / Dallas, TX / Dallas (Richardson), TX / Houston, TX / Waco, TX
  • Dental Assisting (Associate)
  • Dental Assisting (Certificate)
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• Concorde Career Institute

  Locations: Arlington, TX / Dallas, TX / San Antonio, TX
  • Dental Assistant (Diploma)
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• Everest Institute

  Locations: Houston Greenspoint, TX
  • Dental Assisting (Diploma)
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• High-Tech Institute

  Locations: Irving (Dallas), TX
  • Dental Assisting (Diploma)
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• Kaplan College

  Locations: Arlington, TX / Beaumont, TX / Corpus Christi, TX / Dallas, TX / El Paso, TX / Fort Worth, TX / Lubbock, TX / McAllen, TX / San Antonio (San Pedro), TX
  • Dental Assisting (Diploma)
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• Lamar State College - Orange

  Locations: Orange, TX

• Milan Institute

  Locations: Amarillo (West), TX
  • Administrative Medical Assistant (Diploma)
  • Dental Assistant (Diploma)
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• Penn Foster Career School

  Locations: Online
  • Dental Assistant (Diploma)
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• Remington College

  Locations: Fort Worth, TX / North Houston, TX / Webster, TX
  • Dental Assisting (Diploma)
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• South Texas Vocational Technical Institute

  Locations: Brownsville, TX / Corpus Christi, TX / McAllen, TX
  • Dental Assistant (Certificate)
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• Southeastern Career Institute

  Locations: Dallas, TX / Midland, TX
  • Dental Assistant (Diploma)
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• Texas School of Business

  Locations: Friendswood, TX / Houston (East), TX / Houston (Southwest), TX
  • Dental Assistant (Diploma)
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• Vista College

  Locations: El Paso, TX
  • Dental Assistant (Diploma)
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Dentistry Career Information

Dental assistants perform a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. Most Dental Assistants work chair side as dentists examine and treat patients. Assistants also many hand instruments and materials to dentists, and keep patients’ mouths dry and clear by using suction or other devices. Assistants also sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment, prepare tray setups for dental procedures, and instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care. Dental Assistants with laboratory duties might make casts of the teeth and mouth from impressions taken by dentists, clean and polish removable appliances, and make temporary crowns.

Dentistry Salary Information

Median hourly earnings of dental assistants were $12.49 in 2000.

Median hourly earnings of dental hygienists were $24.68 in 2000.

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