Dental assistants work in the public or private dental health service, in clinics at odontological faculties, at specialist clinics, at the jaw surgery wards of hospitals, and at dental depots.
Dental assistants are a link between patients and the dental health service. Key tasks include:
You need to be able to work independently and as a team, and you must be able to work accurately, systematically, and effectively. You must have good communicative skills and be able to provide good service to the patients. Dental assistants must keep abreast with developments in odontological materials and treatment methods and be able to cope with the challenges of a multicultural society.
To use the occupational title “dental assistant,” you must have authorization from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, see the Directorate of Health.
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