- The average salary for a dental assistant is $35,000.
- Job prospects working as a dental assistant should be excellent in the coming months and years.
- The new trend is that Dentists are hiring more dental assistants to perform routine tasks so that the dentists may devote their time to more complex procedures.
- Many assistants learn their skills on the job, although an increasing number are trained in dental-assisting programs; most programs take 1 year or less to complete.
- More than one-third of dental assistants worked part time in 2008.
- Learn more about a career as a dental assistant at the BLS.
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