Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
(Female, Age 42) from Levittown, PA
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At a Glance
Current Job
Basic data on your current job
Job Title | Expanded Functions Dental Assistant |
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Salary | $30,000 |
Other Compensation | None Set |
Hours/Week | |
Company Size | (not answered) |
Location | Levittown, PA |
Years Experience | 18 years |
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Years in Career | 0 |
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Education | (not answered) |
Income Rating | 0 / 10 |
Interest Rating | 0 / 10 |
Work-Life Rating | 0 / 10 |
Fulfilment Rating | 0 / 10 |
Current job Q&A
Describe the type of organization you work for.
I work for a General Dentist
Describe your job role and responsibilities.
I assist in placing restorations and patient care, I order all supplies and do Laboratory work
Please list an additional benefits (beyond compensation) that you receive.
sick leave, four weeks vacation, matching retirement savings
Do you feel you are under/over or well/fairly compensated at your current position?
I am well compensated at my position
Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Please explain.
Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
No
Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No
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A day in the life of…
Please describe a typical workday for you in your current job:
5am to 6am | |
6am to 7am | |
7am to 8am | Arrived at work, and got treatment room generally ready, went over all charts for the day and got treatment room ready specifically for first patient. |
8am to 9am | Prepared patients tooth for a full crown by making tooth smaller in all ways. |
9am to 10am | took an impression, of the tooth that was prepared, to send to the lab for the crown to be made. Made a plastic crown for patient to wear for four weeks while crown is being made |
10am to 11am | Prepared two teeth for tooth colored fillings and placed the fillings |
11am to 12pm | Prepared teeth for whitening. |
12pm to 1pm | professionally whitened patients teeth |
1pm to 2pm | LUNCH |
2pm to 3pm | Inserted a appliance for helping a patients Joint pain. Adjusted tha appliance so all of the teeth hit at the same time and all was smooth and comfortable to the patient |
3pm to 4pm | Placed two crowns on a patients implants |
4pm to 5pm | From 4 to 4:30 took impressions for bleaching trays for a patient. Then went home |
5pm to 6pm | |
6pm to 7pm | |
7pm to 8pm | |
8pm to 9pm | |
9pm to 10pm | |
10pm to 11pm | |
11pm to 12am |
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