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Home stretch[edit]

Hey team, this wikipedia page has come along nicely. Great job team. I have just added a short section for plastic barriers and also added a thumbnail picture for the history section. AndrianaRoz (talk) 11:36, 27 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoza[reply]

Health promotion[edit]

Hey guys, I just added a bit on health promotion. I read the whole wiki, I think its looking good. I might add a bit more in the health promotion section. let me know what you guys think. [User:Masaaay|Masaaay]] (talk) 22:56, 23 May 2018 (UTC)Masaaay[reply]


Proof Reading[edit]

Hey Team, just went over the whole page and its come along nicely. Thanks to everyone for contributing. I have gone over the whole page and just made minor adjustments to some spelling concerns. AndrianaRoz (talk) 07:13, 20 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoz[reply]
Thank you for going over everything, Andriana. It's come along way since the start. Well done everyone! RhiannonMc (talk) 10:17, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Health Promotion[edit]

Hey everyone I've just added dental assistant and their role in oral health promotion. I'm going to add the references soon and more information. If you think their needs to be changes, let me know. Masaaay —Preceding undated comment added 05:19, 19 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey guys, I just added my references. If you think I need to add more or make changes let me know. [User:Masaaay|Masaaay]] (talk) 23:00, 19 May 2018 (UTC)Masaaay[reply]

Hey Mas, looking good! Thanks for adding your section in AndrianaRoz (talk) 07:13, 20 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoz[reply]

Radiography for the dental assistant[edit]

Good Morning All! I have added information on radiography for the dental assistant with inclusion of references. Let me know what you think. Also feel free to let me know if any changes need to be made. I was also thinking of going over the whole wikipedia page and making small adjustments to grammar and spelling. Is everyone okay with this? If not I wont. just let me know. AndrianaRoz (talk) 00:10, 19 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoz[reply]


Its looking good Andriana - Masih

Infection Control[edit]

Hi guys, I have added my section on infection control. Let me know what you think. Please be encouraged to make any necessary changes that might apply. AndrianaRoz (talk) 09:09, 18 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoz[reply]
This section looks great Andy, it'y very clear. Nice job. RhiannonMc (talk) 10:17, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Other sections[edit]

Hi all, Has someone been allocated to radiography and the multidisciplinary sections of this wikipedia page? AndrianaRoz (talk) AndrianaRoz (talk) 04:03, 18 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoz[reply]

Other Countries[edit]

I agree with you RhiannonMc in that we can leave the other countries, however make it into a shorted paragraph. That way we can get other perspectives on how dental assistants work in other countries. AndrianaRoz (talk) 03:31, 18 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoz[reply]

AndrianaRoz (talk)

  –––Lonecrusader127 (talk) 10:04, 19 May 2018 (UTC)Gilbert NguyenLonecrusader127 (talk) 10:04, 19 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

to be honest with you guys, only when i researched other countries, i encountered the different things a dental assistant can do. also, the profession being registered in other countries but not in australia, and so on. kinda refreshing to know about the differences ––––Lonecrusader127 (talk) 16:52, 21 May 2018 (UTC)Gilbert NguyenLonecrusader127 (talk) 16:52, 21 May 2018 (UTC) for those of you interested, i have made the dental assistant in a language other than english. i have submitted it for review, once it passes the review i will try to link it to our page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lonecrusader127/Assistente_dentale[reply]

Hi |Lonecrusader127 the tables for the education make it much easier to read, well done. Thank you.
RhiannonMc (talk) 09:43, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Infection control[edit]

Hi all I will be uploading the infection control for dental assistants. Just wondering if we wanted this to be in the same subheading of the sterilisation? AndrianaRoz (talk) 03:31, 18 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoz[reply]

AndrianaRoz (talk) 01:30, 18 May 2018 (UTC)AndrianaRoz AndrianaRoz (talk) 01:29, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think it could go under its own heading. But they are similar, up to you RhiannonMc (talk) 06:11, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Existing information[edit]

What do we all think about leaving the existing information about the other countries? Maybe we could reword it more concisely and leave it there, just needs citation? Then we're not dicounting other peoples additions or tempting bots to block us! Also, shall we remove the section about the wages under USA? I think this page should be about the importance of assistants and their roles, not so much their wage.

RhiannonMc (talk) 01:11, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Gillygilly127 (talk) 02:02, 18 May 2018 (UTC)GilbertGillygilly127 (talk) 02:02, 18 May 2018 (UTC) hey guys, i will take care of the education and qualification for dental assistants in australia, usa and the uk. i saw someone added ireland..i will try to find sources about ireland[reply]
Thanks Gilbert!
RhiannonMc (talk) 06:28, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

hey rhi[edit]

ill do the -health promotion/child care/school screening section Masaaay (talk) 00:10, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Masih!
RhiannonMc (talk) 01:12, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Latrobe Team[edit]

Hey everyone, I've added some links to external pages like sterlisation and dental instruments for easy definitions. We just need to work on the body of the information now by adding our individual information. Is everyone still happy with the headings we discussed a while back? -intro/brief discription
roles of the DA
-training and whats required to work within australia
-sterilisation & infection control
-multidisciplinary teams
-health promotion/child care/school screenings
-radiography: licensing
-future roles of the DA
-references

If we each aim to write about 200-250 words on each I think that would be sufficient. Dont forget references and to keep discussions to the talk tab.
RhiannonMc (talk) 05:07, 14 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Gillygilly127 (talk) 02:04, 18 May 2018 (UTC)GilbertGillygilly127 (talk) 02:04, 18 May 2018 (UTC) Gillygilly127 (talk) 02:34, 18 May 2018 (UTC)gilbertGillygilly127 (talk) 02:34, 18 May 2018 (UTC) i will remove the numbers and leave the headings instead[reply]

––––Lonecrusader127 (talk) 09:10, 25 May 2018 (UTC)gillyLonecrusader127 (talk) 09:10, 25 May 2018 (UTC) hey guys, i have done the tables for the education of dental assistants in different states in australia[reply]

Page Improvements 2.0[edit]

Hi Latrobe Team; I've added a section for the roles of a DA, this can be further broken down to include the subsections we've each been allocated. Just use the subheading font to break it up. Any progress on finding a photograph that depicts a DA better than the current one? One that is not copyrighted? Any other photos or images we want to include? RhiannonMc (talk) 12:13, 6 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Page improvement[edit]

The introduction of the article is looking okay. There are some good links to other dental professions to help distinguish the difference. I think we could find a better photograph of a Dental Assistant, showing both them and the operator. There is a lot of repeated information in the section about Dental Assistants in Australia. I'm happy to alter that and add some information about Dental Assisting in Slovakia. RhiannonMc (talk) 12:00, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Gillygilly127 (talk) 02:06, 18 May 2018 (UTC)gilbertGillygilly127 (talk) 02:06, 18 May 2018 (UTC) i have added the flags to each country...just for the visual effect. i have retrieved the flag pics from commons, so there is no problems with copyrights issues[reply]


–––Lonecrusader127 (talk) 10:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)Gilbert NguyenLonecrusader127 (talk) 10:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC) hey guys, just something to think about: do you gusy want me to translate into a language other than english? just to reach a specific country. we have a few students with ethnic backgrounds...you might want take advanatge of that[reply]


––––Lonecrusader127 (talk) 16:54, 21 May 2018 (UTC)gilbertLonecrusader127 (talk) 16:54, 21 May 2018 (UTC) th page in a different language i have created is here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lonecrusader127/Assistente_dentale i talked briefly about how to become a dental assistant in that country, the role, duties and the i have translated our dental assistant page[reply]

–––Lonecrusader127 (talk) 11:07, 23 May 2018 (UTC)gilbertLonecrusader127 (talk) 11:07, 23 May 2018 (UTC) got told by wiki that my page is not in english, hence i should either provide a good translation into english, or go to wiki of that country and create a page in that country languahe. i am optiong for the second option. i have translated what we did, but i have added what is necessary to become a dental assistant in that country and the duties of a dental assistant in that country. i am making a page in that country wiki. i am waiting[reply]

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Exopsing Dental Radiograpghs[edit]

Shouldn't this be put under traditional duties instead of expanded duties? I'm a Dental Assistant student and one of the main teaching points in the Radiography classes is developing radiographs. In all the laws I've looked it this is not classified as a Expanded function. ShadowWriter (talk) 18:05, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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ADAA Page Review[edit]

A committee of the American Dental Assistants Association is reviewing the Dental Assistant page for accuracy and adding information to the different topics. --Streamer6246 (talk) 23:41, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I need job[edit]

I'm interesting to work in guam dental assistant actually I'm certifying with Expand Duty Dental Assistant. Regards , Hilary Yalolmong 124.109.12.213 (talk) 07:35, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]