Dental assistants are an integral part of the team that ease patients’ anxieties while assisting the dentist with examinations and treatments. While in school, Pima Medical Institute teaches a wide span of job skills that ensure your success in your career as a dental assistant. Our accredited training program offers courses that will teach you chair-side assisting and help you gain hands-on experience.
- Prepare patients for examination and treatment
- Take X-ray examinations (Radiography)
- Sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment
- Prepare tray setups for dental procedures
- Provide postoperative instruction
- Educate patients in proper oral health care
- Prepare materials for making impressions and restorations
- Perform clerical, laboratory duties and more