Registered Traditional Dental Assistant
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Assists the dentist in providing care directly to the patient. Specific duties are based upon their education, experience and the employing dentist. Traditional dental assistants are not graduates of a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited program. They may perform all extraoral duties and assist during intraoral procedures as assigned by the dentist. They may take radiographs under a special endorsement. They may not perform coronal polishing or apply dental sealants until they have worked as a traditional dental assistant for at least six consecutive months.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Vermont Secretary of State
- Board
- Dental - Board
- Address
- 89 Main Street 3rd floor Montpelier, VT 05620
- Agency website
- https://sos.vermont.gov/dental-examiners/
- Licence page
- https://sos.vermont.gov/dental-examiners/
- Last updated
- January 15, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Dental Hygienist 31-9091.00
Source and verification
This record is Vermont's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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