Would you like a career with job security, good pay and professional work environment?If you said, "Yes" then a career, as a Dental Assistant may be right for you. According to the Bureau for Labor Statistics, employment in this field is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2018.Currently there are more openings available than there are Dental Assistants to go around!The demand is there - why not take advantage of this opportunity?1. Your job as a dental assistant is recession proof.2. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports average assistants salary for 2010 was around $16.40 per hour.3. Your job may come with benefits such as paid vacation, and sick leave, medical insurance and hospitalization, reimbursement for continuing education course fees, pension plans, 401(k), and profit sharing or bonus plans.4. You'll work in a professional environment assisting with dental procedures, lab work and office duties.5. You can find employment anywhere in the United States - Dental Assisting is a transportable career.How To become a Dental AssistantWe can train you in 13 weeks with 78 hours of lecture and lab. (Our evening and weekend schedules will allow you to maintain your work, school or family commitments.) You will then complete a 50 hour dental assistant internship with a practicing dentist, and complete testing and application requirements to obtain your New Mexico Certification in the Expanded Function of Dental Radiography. After you graduate you'll have the skills to get a job as a Dental Assistant. After some experience, graduates become office managers, Dental Assistant Instructors, dental product sales representatives, and even move on to Dental Hygiene, which is highly competitive. Why not call today for more information or to set up a tour of the school?Cherri D. Carolus, Director/Chief InstructorCherri Carolus is a working Dental Assistant with 16 years of experience. She received her Dental Assistant' Certificate from the Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque in 1995. She has since worked for several Dentists specializing in disciplines including general, pediatric, endodontic dentistry, and a dentist who developed his own line of dental implants. She currently works managing the dental restorative department during military preparedness events. For these events she sets up a complete dental office for up to 20 Dentists who see up to 1000 patients, performing over 500 procedures over a three day period. After dealing with all of the doctors and managing the assistants and supplies, she then inventories and repacks everything for shipment to the next event.