How Did You Get Your First Dental Assistant Job?

Did you start with on-the-job training or a formal program? Share your journey!

I did a 3-week temp stint in “oral surgery” before committing, and it showed me the on-call reality and how different sedation days feel from a regular general schedule. Ask to shadow one full sedation day or do a paid temp shift so you can compare that pace to an orthodontics clinic. Are you leaning toward deeper procedural skills or the steadier hours you usually get in general dentistry?

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