Whats the difference between a Dental Assistant and a Dental Hygienist?!
Question: A dental assistant assists the dentist or other licensed practitioners in a practice. An assistant requires no license or certification to do what she or he does. An RDA is a registered dental assistant and may legally perform certain procedures that an assistant may not. An RDA EF is a registered dental assistant with expanded functions and can perform many many procedures that an RDA may not, and RDA EF is a dentist's best asset.
A hygienist has completed four years of college and two years of dental hygiene school. Additionally, most hygienists have completed numerous practical or clinical courses. A hygienist is certified by the state. A hygienist with expanded functions is allowed to anesthetize, use syringes on a patient.
Answers: A dental assistant assists the dentist or other licensed practitioners in a practice. An assistant requires no license or certification to do what she or he does. An RDA is a registered dental assistant and may legally perform certain procedures that an assistant may not. An RDA EF is a registered dental assistant with expanded functions and can perform many many procedures that an RDA may not, and RDA EF is a dentist's best asset.
A hygienist has completed four years of college and two years of dental hygiene school. Additionally, most hygienists have completed numerous practical or clinical courses. A hygienist is certified by the state. A hygienist with expanded functions is allowed to anesthetize, use syringes on a patient.
I think the hygienest cleans teeth
The assistant helps the dentist, gives him the tools helps to wipe the mouth of the patients, fixes the chair, helps whit everything the doctor needs.
The Hygienist cleans your teeth from plack " the yellow stuff and built up in between your teeth" she doesn't fix but only cleans.
I think most Hygienist get paid per patient and an Assistant per hour
A dental assistant assists the dentist. a dental hygenist cleans teeth.