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DANB's 2008 State Career Ladder Templates for Dental Assistants

DANB's 2008 State Career Ladder Templates for Dental Assistants is now available!

In these pages, you will find easy-to-use charts containing essential information to guide you to a clearer understanding of your state's rules and regulations for dental assistants. Each state template contains information regarding job designations for dental assistants; education, exam, and training requirements; functions a dental assistant may/may not perform; and levels of supervision required in that state.

This resource will prove invaluable to anyone who is just entering the field of dental assisting; to assistants who plan to relocate; and to those who seek to continue their educations or develop their professional responsibilities. It will also aid state dental board members and officials who are interested in comparing their state's requirements to others. To download an order form, click here.

 

DANB's 2008 State Fact Booklet, Volume 5 is now available!


Updated annually, DANB's State Fact Booklet: A Complete Listing by State of Required DANB Examinations and Excerpts from State Practice Acts provides valuable dental assisting information by state as a resource for dental assisting professionals and other communities of interest.

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DANB study guides help you as you prepare for the national DANB Certification
or national DANB component exams!


Candidates can choose from The DANB Review, the Glossary of Dental Assisting Terms, and Task Analysis.

Preparation for any of the national DANB Certification exams (CDA, COA, CDPMA-1 or CDPMA-2) or national component exams (ICE, RHS, GC or OA) is easier with the following publications available from DANB.

A key reference tool, The DANB Review (now in its 3rd edition) features exam content outlines (Task Analysis), sample exam questions with the answers and rationale (answer explanation) and provides bibliographic source listings to assist in study and review for the DANB Certification exams. To download an order form, click here
   


DANB's Glossary of Dental Assisting Terms, now in its Second Edition, will help familiarize candidates with vocabulary they may encounter on the DANB exams as well as in the office and clinical setting. This new edition provides an increase in the number of root words, prefixes and suffixes and a list of commonly used prescription abbreviations was added. Frequently used acronyms were listed in a separate section for easier access and use. Appendix A, a listing of organizations that impact dentistry, along with contact and other pertinent information, was strengthened, and Appendix B, containing a listing of State Dental Boards and their contact information was updated. Most importantly, the number of dental terms defined has at least doubled.DANB's Glossary of Dental Assisting Terms, 2nd Edition is a great addition to any dental assisting library.


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DANB's Glossary, 2nd Edition can be purchased together with The DANB Review, 3rd Edition for a $10 total savings, by indicating "DANB Publication Pack" on the order form.


Having served as a foundation for DANB's national exams, the Task Analysis is now available in its 9th edition. This new edition provides outlines for all of the tasks performed by dental assistants, orthodontic assistants and dental assistants/office personnel in the practice management nationwide. This 9th edition also provides a list of common dental acronyms, a sample vocabulary list, as well as sample exam questions with the answers and supporting rational. A bibliography is printed in the back of the book to help direct you to other study material. DANB item writers and test construction committee members use this publication as the basis for test question and examination development. DANB performs national surveys on a regular basis to keep the latest edition of the Task Analysis current with the information available in the field of dental assisting. To download an order form, click here
   

Because The DANB Review contains the Task Analysis (outlines) for all of the national DANB Certification (CDA, COA, and CDPMA) and national DANB component exams (GC, OA, RHS, and ICE), it is unnecessary for those who have The DANB Review to also order the Task Analysis.

If you would like an order form either mailed or faxed to you, please contact a Client Services Representative at 1-800-FOR-DANB, or email your full name and mailing address to danbmail@danb.org.
 

 


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