Dental Assistant Training in Hawaii

Career prospects in Dental Assisting are promising nationwide, with strong growth expected in both professions. [Seguir leyendo en español]

Growth in Hawaii is anticipated by the Department of Labor to be a faster than the national average, with dental assisting job numbers expected to increase in the 10 years to 2026 by 16%.

Requirements

In Hawaii, the responsibility for ensuring dental assistants are adequately trained rests with the supervising licensed dentist. Supervising dentists are obliged to ensure that their assistants are trained in sterilization and disinfection procedures, ethics, record keeping and patient confidentiality and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Training must be provided by an organization approved by the Hawaii Board of Dental Examiners, and meet OSHA and Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health, CDC and ADA prevention standards.

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Dental Assistant Salaries in Hawaii

For full information on how much dental assistants earn in Hawaii, as well as future jobs prospects visit this page.