Oral surgery assistant vs dental officer

The differences between oral surgery 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 oral surgery assistant and a dental officer. Additionally, a dental officer has an average salary of $88,980, which is higher than the $44,205 average annual salary of an oral surgery assistant.

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

Oral surgery assistant vs dental officer overview

	Oral Surgery Assistant	Dental Officer
Yearly salary	$44,205	$88,980
Hourly rate	$21.25	$42.78
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	19,858	77,189
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Oral surgery assistant vs dental officer salary

Oral surgery assistants and dental officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Oral Surgery Assistant	Dental Officer
Average salary	$44,205	$88,980
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $77,000	Between $60,000 And $131,000
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Differences between oral surgery assistant and dental officer education

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

	Oral Surgery Assistant	Dental Officer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Dental Assisting	Advanced Dentistry And Oral Sciences
Most common college	-	-

Oral surgery assistant vs dental officer demographics

Here are the differences between oral surgery assistants' and dental officers' demographics:

	Oral Surgery Assistant	Dental Officer
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 11.1% Female, 88.9%	Male, 79.4% Female, 20.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 8.4% White, 55.4% 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 oral surgery assistant and dental officer duties and responsibilities

Oral surgery assistant example responsibilities.

Assist in intravenous sedation, prepare syringes with proper medication, placement of EKG leads, record and monitor during procedures.
Provide postoperative care with anesthesia patients monitoring vital signs until patient is conscious; establish patient comfort and review prescribe medications.
Maintain HIPAA compliance through patient confidentiality.
Train how to assist Dr, in surgery.
Set up and sterilization of instrumentation, making sure OSHA standards and high standards of the practice are met.
Anticipate surgeons' needs, pass instruments, cuts, sutures, hold retractors, obtain and process tissue samples.

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.

Oral surgery assistant vs dental officer skills

Common oral surgery assistant skills

Patients, 25%
Infection Control, 16%
Patient Care, 13%
Dental Care, 7%
Chair Side, 7%
Root Canals, 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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Updated January 8, 2025

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