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Dental assisting offers a variety of career options. As a certified and/or registered dental assistant, employment opportunities are available in all areas of the dental office or clinic. These positions include clinical assistant, infection control manager, practice manager, preventive assistant, and business/reception assistant. Besides the private dental practice, additional employment options include dental school clinics; hospital dental clinics; civil and military services. Opportunities may also be found with dental insurance companies, and dental products manufactures.
All states recognize the credential of Certified Dental Assistant (CDA). In addition to the CDA, some states have the classification or license of Registered Dental Assistant (RDA). Certification and licensing will be discussed more fully in the Preparation section. When reviewing the following descriptions, realize that many of these positions are utilized in the same professional setting.
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