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This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Dental assistants perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Prepare patients for dental examination and assist the dentist during the examination
  • Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
  • Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
  • Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
  • Schedule patient appointments and record dental procedures performed
  • Invoice patients for dental services
  • Order dental and office supplies
  • Take and develop X-rays
  • Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
  • Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
  • Fabricate temporary crowns and restorations.

• Completion of a three-month to one-year college or other program in dental assistance or Completion of secondary school with on-the-job training is required.
• Licensing is not mandatory, but is required to perform intra-oral duties in all provinces except Quebec.

• In most provinces, there are two levels of dental assistants: Level I - chair-side assistant and Level II - intra-oral assistant. Progression from Level I to Level II is possible with appropriate training and licensure.

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