Expanded duty dental assistant vs dental officer

The differences between expanded duty dental assistants and dental officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an expanded duty dental assistant and a dental officer. Additionally, a dental officer has an average salary of $88,980, which is higher than the $39,095 average annual salary of an expanded duty dental assistant.

The top three skills for an expanded duty dental assistant include patients, OSHA and patient care. The most important skills for a dental officer are patients, oral surgery, and dentures.

Expanded duty dental assistant vs dental officer overview

	Expanded Duty Dental Assistant	Dental Officer
Yearly salary	$39,095	$88,980
Hourly rate	$18.80	$42.78
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	23,594	77,189
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 25%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Expanded duty dental assistant vs dental officer salary

Expanded duty dental assistants and dental officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Expanded Duty Dental Assistant	Dental Officer
Average salary	$39,095	$88,980
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $53,000	Between $60,000 And $131,000
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Differences between expanded duty dental assistant and dental officer education

There are a few differences between an expanded duty dental assistant and a dental officer in terms of educational background:

	Expanded Duty Dental Assistant	Dental Officer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 25%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Dental Assisting	Advanced Dentistry And Oral Sciences
Most common college	-	-

Expanded duty dental assistant vs dental officer demographics

Here are the differences between expanded duty dental assistants' and dental officers' demographics:

	Expanded Duty Dental Assistant	Dental Officer
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 7.9% Female, 92.1%	Male, 79.4% Female, 20.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 10.2% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between expanded duty dental assistant and dental officer duties and responsibilities

Expanded duty dental assistant example responsibilities.

Sterilize dental instruments and maintain the clinic according to OSHA guidelines in regard to cleanliness and sterilization protocol.
Place fillings, coronal polish, take impressions and prepare bleaching trays.
Create molds for dentures, retainers, whitening trays, partial dentures, bite guards, etc.
Assist with surgical extraction, impressions for dentures and partials and also with soft and hard reline procedures.
General sterilization procedures according to OSHA guidelines.
Greet patients, sterilize instruments and maintain office equipment.

Dental officer example responsibilities.

Provide comprehensive dental care for diverse patients
Admit patients and attend to their in-patient dental emergencies
Assist in oral surgery under local and twilight anesthesia in a private practice setting.Primary IV starter and administer anesthetics on command.
Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and operate resuscitation equipment.

Expanded duty dental assistant vs dental officer skills

Common expanded duty dental assistant skills

Patients, 28%
OSHA, 11%
Patient Care, 10%
Vital Signs, 8%
CPR, 8%
Dental Care, 4%

Common dental officer skills

Patients, 39%
Oral Surgery, 13%
Dentures, 12%
Dental Program, 9%
Infection Control, 6%
Dental Services, 5%

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