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Dental Assistant Job Description. Dental assistants work under the supervision of dentists and are responsible for a wide range of tasks in the dental office, ranging from patient care to administrative duties to laboratory functions.
A majority of dental. assistants work for dentists or dental surgeons, but may work for dental hygienists, denturists, dental. therapists or prosthetists in certain jurisdictions. Current Status of the Profession. ï· Some degree of statutory regulation of dental assistants exists in all but a few jurisdictions.