What is the difference between Dental Nurse and Dental Assistant?
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Sorry, I don't know this one. Plus I don't think anyone else will either. I'm just hoping to help you close this out and save your 2 pts.
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CNA= Certified Nursing Assistant\nLPN= Licensed Practical Nurse\nRN= Registered Nurse\nBSN= Bachelor Science Nursing\nMBSN= Master's " " "\nNP += Nurse Practitioner\n\nOther than that they can have combinations of the letters after their names depending on what they are trained in.
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Registered Nurse, because it's much more diversified. You can go into pediatrics, geriatrics, O.R., E.R., hospital, nursing home, private care,  doctor's office, so many options. the others are specialized, and job opportunities will be more limited. As an R.N. you can go to work immediately in any city anywhere anytime. R.N.'s can make 50 bucks an hour,  and be the charge nurse, not "just" an assistant.
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Most practices offer both private and NHS dental services. I found an interesting article regarding this: \n\nhttp://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=5154 \n\nI recommend to call several of them and ask if they have both private and NHS services. Also ask for price comparison for those services. It is worth it to shop around. \n\nhttp://www.nhs.uk/england/dentists/
222558
Depends if you want to be in your local area or if you are willing to travel far distance.  I would sugest this website  http://dentalassistant.erablecie.org/ and just take it from there.
552151
I think nursing is the harder of the two jobs..you need to have thick skin, and can't be the squeeming type...the hours may not always be great, but you can sure make some money doing it.  Don't do it for the money, do it because you want to, or because your interested in helping people.
50683
My mom's a dental assistant!  She likes her job.  The dentist trained her on the job.
395006
Check your local area for a 'College of Dentistry and/or 'Dental Hygienists'. Schools are usually looking for patients for their students to practice on. The appointment time will last longer than a fully-trained Dentist, however there is usually little or no charge. The student will also be under the guidance of their instructor, so no, you won't be left with someone 'unqualified'. Good luck!
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the dental plan is. that's what I have through my work and it has come in handy to reimburse me out of pocket expenses for any dental work plus money back just for getting your teeth cleaned twice a year. dental plan is the least expensive of their plans I think. I had the accident/disability plan but ended up cancelling it due to the cost.
801119
I'm training to be a dental assistant and was surprised at the amount of information that I needed to learn.  I needed to learn the everything that the doctor needs to learn just not in as much depth.  We are assistants to doctors, their right hand if we are good at our job.  Chemistry is VERY important because to be a nurse you must study pharmacology, drugs and there contra indications and to know that well you need the basics.  Hence the chemistry.
973859
it depends if you want a degree like to be an RN or if you wanna just be like a dental assistant...the assistant job you can go to school and be certified in like a year i think. RN's take longer
405614
CNA is a certified Nursing Assistant. The first level of Nursing. LPN Licensed Practical Nurse is the second level, CNA's are usually the ones doing the less invasive stuff, like cleaning patients, feeding patients, and taking vital signs. LPN's can start IV lines give certain medications. CNA's won't replace LPN's.
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go buy a book on dental assistanting..it will be easier to learn the procedures & instruments using them...\n I used to train assistants & dentist in a large clinic.. sometime the dentist were more clueless than the untrained assitance !!\n Study Grey's Antomy..of the head..it will help you to understand the area you are going into....\n You can get a free version on line....also anything to do with Dental Radiology..it's amazing how many dentist can't even take an x ray !! I taught many how to do that too..\n Also learn about "Cross Cantamination"...CDDC in Miami has a great class on it...not sure if the CDDC has anything on line..\n Good luck
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A dental technician is part of the dental team who fabricates dental appliances dentures, crown and bridgework, removable prothesis and implants.\n\nThe technician will be skilled in working with gold, precious metals, dental porcelain, acrylics, and, recently CAD/CAM, in order to custom manufacture devices that will exactly fit a patient. Dental technology is changing rapidly, with new materials and techniques gaining clinical acceptance.\n\nDental technicians are educated to degree level at a post secondary facility. The profession attracts artistic, detail oriented individuals who have a flair for this unique combination of science, art, and digital dexterity.
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theres dental tech schools in the local colleges and dental schools in the major schools around you contact the dental aide program to get free or reduced cleanings and xrays then use them as a referral for the surgury at the college and ask the social director or social worker for transport info and if your a vet like me theres more options also some dentist do this type of thing for a community clinic call the local salvation army or goodwill center for more info theres a lot out there i go for free fillings and tooth extractions at the community clinic in my town
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You should be able to find work as a dental assistant and you do not require a license or certification for this in most states.  Certification is OFFERED to allow you to more clinical procedures, but it is not required.  The thing is, you WILL be limited to dental assisting.  You would not become an assistant dentist.  In fact, I have had a foreign dentist as a patient and she decided to become an assistant as a fast track to an income, as her foreign dental degree was worthless in the job market.\n\nIn order to get licensed, you will need to be certified by a USA dental school to take the licensing examination.  NO school will do that without a minimum of two years education in their facility.  When they certify you, their reputation sits with you as you take the board examination.  Funding rests on the number of successful candidates.  They can not afford to just let you try it once under their name and see how it goes.\n\nMany dental schools have 2-to-3 year programs to retrain foreign dentists so that they can be certified to take the licensing board examinations.\n\nOften, if you are experienced, you will be able to work in the dental school as a pre-clinical or clinical instructor, so you can have some help paying your expenses this way.\n\nhttp://www.dental.upenn.edu/academic/PASSprogram/pass-program.html describes one such program.
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Well, they're very different from each other.  Maybe you should look at practical stuff, like nursing involves shift work, you will earn less as a nurse, you will probably have to do some pretty gross things as a nurse.  None of this applies to mechanical engineering.  Both careers help people, but in completely different ways.  Nursing attracts very special people who are more concerned with helping others, than in earning money or having a lot of free time for their families.