What's a dental assistant to do?
New York State's new certified dental assisting law takes effect on April 1. Since its passage in 1994, the law has prompted innumerable queries from dentists about the law's contents and the effect it will have on their practices. Answers to these questions are presented here, along with an analysis of the current status of dental assistants and how that status is likely to change under the new law.
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