I am in my second week of dental assisting school. I knew the classes would be tough, and I'm doing fine with all the studying. My question is, did anyone else go to school for dental assisting (or hygiene) and have to deal with all sorts of rules, such as only wearing certain color hair ties, don't wear any jewelry, wear a certain kind of sock, change shoes between the classroom and the clinic, etc? They seem to be going a little overboard about it. Is it like that in a dental office as well? And while working as an assistant, do you write down a medical history for a patient, we are supposed to ask the patient every question on the sheet and write it down for them, but whenever I have gone to the doctor I fill it out myself and give it to the receptionist. And one final question: whenever I have gone to the dentist, they have never taken my blood pressure, pulse, and respirations, but we have to do that for every patient in school. As a working assistant, do you take vital signs? Thanks!
Copyright © 2024 Q2A.MX - All rights reserved.
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
Yes, dental assisting has become more involved and strict. How about changing schools? Going for something else in the medical field. Yes, it is VERY tuff to work in a destist office and the pay is low. Check your options out and go from there. Sorry you are having so much trouble in the first few weeks of school. It may NOT be to late to drop the course and get a 100% refund, and go for something else. Best Wishes and Good luck.
Welcome to the life of Dental Hygiene/ Assisting school! I am in my second year of DH school and they are basically Nazi's about how you act, what you wear, how you present yourself etc. For DH school they are basically getting you ready for boards because that is how the board examiners expect you to be. There are a lot of things that change once you get into private practice. It becomes much more relaxed. We currently all wear the same scrubs, cant wear white shoes out of the building and everything that you are talking about. We also take vitals at every appt. but at every dental office I have ever been to you don't have to do that except for if you are going under general anesthesia at the oral surgeons. Hope this helps! Good Luck with school!!!