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An assistant to the dentist does two things; he is in the administration part of the office and does some of the dentists work. there are few thing s that an aspiring dentist’s assistant should be able to present in his or her resume as being to do.

First you have to portray the ability to do some clerical duties, administrative work and some of the technical work that is don by the dentist. Some of the work that may be done by the dentist that you have to be able to do include cleaning of teeth. Your resume as to have a section written about the practical courses you did in varsity. Prior to the arrival of the dentist you have to make sure that everything is in order, for example, sterilizing the equipment, cleaning the waiting room and making sure that all the equipment is in good working order.

You have to have good communication skills and interpersonal skills, as you will be dealing with the patients that come to see the dentist. The administration work that one has to do includes attending to the records of the patients and making sure that they are updated regularly. You have to be ale to assist the dentist in some of the procedures that he will be performing. There is some secretarial work to be done as well (this only for certain practices) like receiving bookings that people make, receiving telephone calls And the usually job of a secretary welcoming the patients to the dentist’s office.

Filing and organizing of files is also part of the job description as well as reminding patients of their up coming appointments through the phone or posting the reminders.

All the above duties will take some one who has good skills in terms of dentistry, the procedures that are performed by the dentist you have to be familiar with. In your resume you will have to include some of the courses that you took at medical school and how they will help you perform some of the procedures at the dentist’s office. it is also necessary to include other skills that are going to be of importance at the dentist’s office like filing and organizing the records in the office . Computer skills are a must have as most of the filing and recording of records and the making of appointments is done using the computer. It will be an added advantage if you have come up with any procedures processes and practices that the dentist can use.

As the dentist is running a business any knowledge on how to increase his revenue, improve efficiency and most importantly cut costs will be greatly appreciated and might give you a great advantage over the other candidates. Other accomplishments that may be a benefit to the dentist, like knowing how to fix the machines will be an added advantage