Dental Assistant

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Dental Assistant in Aspinwall, PA. The employer published a pay range of $37k–$67k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other dental assistant roles before you apply.

Dental assistants prepare the room and patient, pass instruments, take impressions and radiographs where allowed, and support the dentist and hygienist chairside.

Duties from the announcement

The Dental Assistant assists the dentist in many aspects of direct care and performs other clinical and clerical functions independently of direct supervision. It is expected that they receive guidance from more experienced staff members for more complex patient issues and require daily and direct contact at the site of work from the assigned supervisor.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $24.95 per hour, is 13% above the median of 48 Dental Assistant postings with published pay in Pennsylvania ($22 per hour).

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Typical requirements

• State registration, license or certificate where required, often including radiography
• Dental assisting program or on-the-job training, depending on the state
• BLS or CPR; DANB certification is a plus

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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