Asiistants work then and now

Assistants started helping the dentist in his business office as well as by chair. The utilisation improved during World War II due to acute shortage of professionals to meet the demands of the armed forces. The dental assistants now assist the dentist in performing certain tasks which are non-technical in nature and do not require any or much training. The dentist thus can concentrate and devote full attention to care of patient. In fact, at many places , the assistant gets on-the-job training from the dentist he