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Dental Assistant Requirements in Rhode Island

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Natalie Kaweckyj, LDA, RF, CDA, CDPMA, COA, COMSA, CPFDA, CRFDA, MADAA, BA Are you looking to become a dental assistant or are moving as a current dental assistant? Make sure to check the dental assistant requirements in Rhode Island to see if you are still qualified in the state to practice.

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Dental Assistant Requirements for Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and South Dakota

Dentistry Gone Digital

One of the greatest challenges for current dental assistants is the portability of their profession across state lines. With over fifty designations of dental assistants nationwide, no two designations are alike, nor are the requirements for becoming a dental assistant. Eight Levels of Dental Assistants.

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OSAP Opens Registration for the 2024 OSAP Dental Infection Control Boot Camp

Dentistry Today

Ensuring a safe dental visit is a team effort. Everyone from the dental assistant to the dental hygienist to the dental practice manager to the dentist is involved. And so are the educators, consultants, and sales representatives who sell dental infection control products and services.

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OnDiem and DPR Partnership

Dental News and Technology

“This collaboration with DPR and Modern Hygienist will bring our engaged community of hygienists and group practices educational resources and tools that help them tackle staffing shortages and more.” onDiem offers a range of services, including temporary staffing for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants.

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Keep the Operating Costs of Your Private Dental Practice Healthy

Planet DDS

Median hourly salary of other private practice dental staff: Full-time dental hygienist: $36.65. Full-time chairside dental assistant: $19.27 [1]. These resources can help: Re-Boot Your Momentum with a Dental Practice Cash-Flow Strategy. Overhead can average 75% of a general dentist’s income.

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3 Strategies for Private Practice Dentists to Run a Lean Dental Practice

Planet DDS

According to ADA Health Policy data, one of the biggest shifts in the dental industry relates to staffing challenges. . “A of owner dentists are recruiting dental assistants, 28.8% are seeking dental hygienists, 26.5% Utilize virtual assistants for front-office tasks. Dental Career Track Pt.

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The Productive Power of a Synchronized Dental Back-Office Workflow

Planet DDS

It has big-time application to improving your dental practice back-office workflows. The primary focus here is your clinical team – your dental assistants, your dental hygienists, any other clinical support personnel, and of course, you, the dentist. Add that mix to your practice management software platform.