回复: 是否放弃中国的发展机会?
给你以下参考:
Dental Assistant
Produced MAY 2007
Dental assistants work with health care professionals and related agencies in any or all of the following capacities: chairside assistant, intra-oral assistant, administrative assistant, community health assistant, treatment co-ordinator, dental education and research assistant.
NOC Number(s):3411Minimum Education:1 year post-secondary education/trainingEmployment Outlook:Employment turnover in addition to average occupational growth in AlbertaInterests:M S ODuties | Working Conditions | Personal Characteristics | Education | Other Requirements | Employment | Salary | Other Information | Related Occupations | Related School Subjects | Related Field of Study
Duties As chairside assistants, dental assistants:
Working Conditions Most dental assistants work in office environments. They are often required to work some evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of the public.
Personal Characteristics Dental assistants need the following characteristics:
Educational Requirements section revised MAY 2008In Alberta, dental assistants may:
In Alberta, the following post-secondary institutions offer dental assisting programs that are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada:
NAIT offers:
In Alberta, KDM Dental College International Inc. offers full-time Dental Assisting programs in Calgary and Edmonton. The entrance requirement is a high school diploma with at least 60 per cent in English and Math 30 and a Grade 11 science, or an equivalent combination of qualifications. This program is a non-accredited dental assistant training program.
For current information about programs, admission requirements and mature student admission policies, please check post-secondary calendars or websites.
Other Requirements section revised SEPTEMBER 2007Under Alberta's Health Professions Act and Dental Assistants Profession Regulation, registration with the College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA) is mandatory if you meet identified competency requirements and provide professional services directly to the public, teach the practice of the profession to members or students of the profession, or supervise registered members who provide services to the public. Registered members, who are authorized by the College, provide restricted activities specified in the Regulation. Only registered members may call themselves dental assistants. Other dental office staff who are not registered may perform basic chairside dental assisting tasks.
Employment and Advancement Most dental assistants are employed in private practice dental offices. Some are employed by community health agencies, hospital clinics, dental insurance companies and dental supply companies.
Advancement opportunities for dental assistants are limited. With additional training, they may transfer into other dental occupations or become dental assistant educators.
In Alberta, most people employed as dental assistants work in the Health Care and Social Assistance industry.
The employment outlook in this occupation will be influenced by a wide variety of factors including:
Employment turnover is expected to increase as members of the baby boom generation retire over the next five to ten years.
Salary section revised JANUARY 2008According to the 2007 Alberta Wage and Salary Survey, Albertans in the Dental Assistants occupational group working part-time or full-time earned from $31,100 to $55,600 a year. The average salary was $43,200 a year.
For information about current collective agreements in the public and not-for-profit sectors, see the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) website.
Other Sources of Information Post-secondary institution calendars and websites (see Educational Requirements above)
EDinfo website: www.alis.gov.ab.ca/edinfo
College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA) website: www.abrda.ca
Canadian Dental Assistants Association (CDAA) website: www.cdaa.ca
Edmonton Dental Assistants Association (EDAA) website: www.edaa.ab.ca
Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) website: www.hsaa.ca
National Dental Assisting Examining Board (NDAEB) website: www.ndaeb.ca
以后如果要查询相关的职业和工资,教育等情况,都可以登陆以下网站:http://www.alis.alberta.ca/occinfo/...=html&Page=TitleSearch&Results=TRUE&SNT_ID=55
如果想读牙医助理,有没有哪个学校可以推荐?或者相关网址.THX
给你以下参考:
Dental Assistant
Produced MAY 2007
Dental assistants work with health care professionals and related agencies in any or all of the following capacities: chairside assistant, intra-oral assistant, administrative assistant, community health assistant, treatment co-ordinator, dental education and research assistant.
NOC Number(s):3411Minimum Education:1 year post-secondary education/trainingEmployment Outlook:Employment turnover in addition to average occupational growth in AlbertaInterests:M S ODuties | Working Conditions | Personal Characteristics | Education | Other Requirements | Employment | Salary | Other Information | Related Occupations | Related School Subjects | Related Field of Study
Duties As chairside assistants, dental assistants:
- receive and prepare patients for treatment
- sterilize, prepare and set out dental instruments and materials
- process x-rays
- assist dentists during dental procedures
- record dental procedures performed
- educate patients.
- polish clinical crowns and apply fluoride
- apply dental dams, pit and fissure sealants, desensitizing agents, topical anaesthetic, acid etch materials and cavity bases and liners
- take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
- apply and remove matrices and wedges
- remove sutures
- place and fabricate temporary crowns and restorations
- expose radiographs (x-rays)
- perform periodontal screening and recording
- place and remove gingival retraction cords
- perform specialized orthodontic procedures
- perform limited scaling procedures to remove tooth surface deposits.
- answer telephone calls
- co-ordinate appointment schedules
- keep records of bank transactions, treatment plan procedures and payroll
- use and maintain dental computer software
- maintain an inventory of supplies
- co-ordinate treatments for patients.
Working Conditions Most dental assistants work in office environments. They are often required to work some evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of the public.
Personal Characteristics Dental assistants need the following characteristics:
- the ability to pay close attention to detail
- the ability to put patients at ease
- good communication and interpersonal skills
- steadiness, the ability to remain calm under pressure and in emergencies
- critical thinking skills
- good organizational and time management skills
- the ability to co-operate and work as part of a team.
Educational Requirements section revised MAY 2008In Alberta, dental assistants may:
- take a dental assistant training program and then look for related work
- find employment and take distance education courses while they are working.
In Alberta, the following post-secondary institutions offer dental assisting programs that are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada:
- Columbia College in Calgary
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary.
NAIT offers:
- a one year Dental Assisting certificate program. Required courses include English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2, Biology 30, Chemistry 30 and one of the following: Science 30, Pure or Applied Math 30, Math 31, Physics 30, Social Studies 30 or a 30 level language other than English. Applicants also must meet English language proficiency requirements. A high school diploma is recommended. To be successful in this program, students must have basic computer literacy.
- Dental Assisting Independent Study certificate programs through Continuing Education. Applicants must be employed in a dental office at least 14 hours a week.
- direct patient care courses and refresher courses through Continuing Education.
- a ten month Dental Assisting certificate program. The entrance requirement is a high school diploma or equivalent with an average of at least 60 per cent in English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2, Biology 30, Chemistry 30, and Pure or Applied Math 30.
- Dental Assisting courses through Continuing Education.
- preparation courses for the NDAEB examination through Continuing Education.
In Alberta, KDM Dental College International Inc. offers full-time Dental Assisting programs in Calgary and Edmonton. The entrance requirement is a high school diploma with at least 60 per cent in English and Math 30 and a Grade 11 science, or an equivalent combination of qualifications. This program is a non-accredited dental assistant training program.
For current information about programs, admission requirements and mature student admission policies, please check post-secondary calendars or websites.
Other Requirements section revised SEPTEMBER 2007Under Alberta's Health Professions Act and Dental Assistants Profession Regulation, registration with the College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA) is mandatory if you meet identified competency requirements and provide professional services directly to the public, teach the practice of the profession to members or students of the profession, or supervise registered members who provide services to the public. Registered members, who are authorized by the College, provide restricted activities specified in the Regulation. Only registered members may call themselves dental assistants. Other dental office staff who are not registered may perform basic chairside dental assisting tasks.
Employment and Advancement Most dental assistants are employed in private practice dental offices. Some are employed by community health agencies, hospital clinics, dental insurance companies and dental supply companies.
Advancement opportunities for dental assistants are limited. With additional training, they may transfer into other dental occupations or become dental assistant educators.
In Alberta, most people employed as dental assistants work in the Health Care and Social Assistance industry.
The employment outlook in this occupation will be influenced by a wide variety of factors including:
- trends and events affecting overall employment (especially in the Health Care and Social Assistance industry)
- location in Alberta
- employment turnover (work opportunities generated by people leaving existing positions)
- occupational growth (work opportunities resulting from the creation of new positions that never existed before)
- size of the occupation.
Employment turnover is expected to increase as members of the baby boom generation retire over the next five to ten years.
Salary section revised JANUARY 2008According to the 2007 Alberta Wage and Salary Survey, Albertans in the Dental Assistants occupational group working part-time or full-time earned from $31,100 to $55,600 a year. The average salary was $43,200 a year.
For information about current collective agreements in the public and not-for-profit sectors, see the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) website.
Other Sources of Information Post-secondary institution calendars and websites (see Educational Requirements above)
EDinfo website: www.alis.gov.ab.ca/edinfo
College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA) website: www.abrda.ca
Canadian Dental Assistants Association (CDAA) website: www.cdaa.ca
Edmonton Dental Assistants Association (EDAA) website: www.edaa.ab.ca
Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) website: www.hsaa.ca
National Dental Assisting Examining Board (NDAEB) website: www.ndaeb.ca
以后如果要查询相关的职业和工资,教育等情况,都可以登陆以下网站:http://www.alis.alberta.ca/occinfo/...=html&Page=TitleSearch&Results=TRUE&SNT_ID=55