Industry Insight: Strike While the Iron is Hot!
Pediatric dental assistants are in high demand right now. Are you ready to change your life for the better and find a rewarding career?
Do you ever feel unsure about your future? It’s difficult to find a guaranteed path to happiness, personal fulfillment, and financial stability. Soldiers, astronauts, neuroscientists, firefighters, social workers, and teachers have all felt unsure of themselves at one time or another. When you start down a path toward a career, it’s easy to second-guess yourself. Unfortunately, it’s even easier to let doubt consume you and never start down that path to begin with.
Most people don’t like the idea of drifting from job to job for the rest of their lives. They don’t like the uncertainty that comes along after they graduate from high school or college. You can probably relate. You want a steady income, but you also want to enjoy your job and feel personally gratified during the workday. A good career training program opens those doors for you, and leads you on a path away from uncertainty and doubt.
Whether you’re a recent high school graduate, a military spouse, or someone who just wants to get out of a dead-end job and start on the path to a fulfilling career, a career training program with job placement options is an excellent investment in your future.
When Opportunity Knocks
The future’s looking bright for pediatric dental assistants. According to the American Dental Association, dental assistants are so in demand that they often get to choose full-time or part-time employment — they have plenty of career options.
Pediatric dentists look to their dental assistants to provide technical assistance, patient care, and great service. A dental assistant is the most versatile person at any dentist’s practice, and they’re an invaluable part of any dental team. Pediatric dental assistants need to love working with children, as well.
If you’re good with people, great with kids, a skilled multitasker, and willing to learn and challenge yourself, becoming a pediatric dental assistant is a surefire way to find a rewarding career where no two days at the office are exactly the same.
If you’re worried about feeling bored or underappreciated in your next or current job, consider changing paths. Many people feel unfulfilled at work because their talents aren’t properly being utilized, and because their bosses and managers don’t value their contributions. If you work as a pediatric dental assistant, you’ll almost always be the office MVP.
Start Down the Right Path
If you’re ready to forge ahead on the path to a new career, you can register for our next class session. The 10 week course begins on January 9th, 2016. When you complete your Pediatric Dental Assistant School course, you’ll have the tools, knowledge, and hands-on training you need to become a pediatric dental assistant by summer 2016.
Our career training program features:
- In-depth, hands-on classes that prepare you for working in the real world
- Small class sizes and an optimal student-to-teacher ratio, which ensures you’ll get all the help and attention you need to succeed
- Saturday classes, so you can easily fit learning and working towards a new career into your schedule
- A realistic workload, because we know the rest of your life doesn’t stop just because you enroll in school
If you’re thinking about making a change and embracing a fulfilling future and a rewarding career in healthcare, there’s no better time to enroll in the Pediatric Dental Assistant School than now. You can put yourself on track towards a career, not just a string of jobs. If you invest in your future now, you’ll be on track to financial stability and a satisfying career. Strike while the iron’s hot.
~ Dr. Rhea Haugseth
Rhea M. Haugseth, DMD maintained a private practice in Marietta, GA from 1982- 2017. She attended the University of Louisville Dental School and completed her pediatric dental residency at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital / Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is proud to be a Fellow the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy – National Honorary Organizations for Dentists.
Dr. Haugseth is a Past President of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry (SSPD), and the Georgia Academy of Pediatric Dentistry(GaPD). Dr. Haugseth has been a National Spokesperson for the AAPD since 1989 and has been frequently interviewed for radio, print, and national television.
Dr. Haugseth is the Founder (2013) and Director of the Atlanta Pediatric Dental Assistant School in Atlanta Georgia. She is also the Founder (2014) and Director of the Pediatric Dental Team Association. She is committed to pediatric dental team members and continues to develop ways to enhance their knowledge and skills both in and out of the dental office.