Five updates for dental assistants to know:
1. A Texas dentist is offering dental assisting classes at his practice to help meet the high demand for dental assistants in the area.
2. The job growth rate for dental assistants is expected to be 11 percent between 2020-30.
3. Aspen Dental partnered with the Dental Assisting National Board and its affiliate organization, the Dale Foundation, to invest in dental radiography training and credentials for dental assistants in the Aspen Dental network.
4. Minnesota is the top paying state for dental assistants.
5. A nonprofit dental clinic in Maine and the adult education department of the local school district are partnering on a new dental assistant program to alleviate the local workforce shortage.