After reading this post, make a point to walk up to your assistant and thank him or her for the job they do. My assisting days are behind me but I have very vivid memories of juggling patients, inventory, phone calls and instruments. My hat is off to assistants who seem to do it effortlessly and always proudly. The assistants I’ve met at seminars are first-rate – mostly because their employer has invested in them. Maybe instead of sending flowers or a gift card you should send them to Professional Dental Assisting 2008 in Norfolk, VA or to an ADIA Symposium. Even better: nominate your assistant for the 3M ESPE Innovative Dental Assistant of the Year Award!
Read the Dental Aggregate’s post on DARW 2008
Read Linda Zdanowicz’s post: A Good Dental Assistant
I have to agree with you, dental assistants play a very big role in the dental industry, and i’m sure they are very under appreciated on many occasions.