Career Paths and Information

Illinois Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Assistant qualified in expanded functions

For additional information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Indiana Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Assistant qualified in coronal polishing/Dental Assistant qualified in fluoride administration

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Iowa Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant Trainee
  • Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

    Registered Dental Assistant with expanded functions training

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Kentucky Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Assistant qualified in coronal polishing

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Massachusetts Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • On-the-Job Trained Dental Assistant
  • Formally Trained Dental Assistant

    DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)

    DANB Certified Orthodontic Assistant (COA)

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Michigan Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant
  • Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

    Registered Dental Assistant qualified in expanded functions

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

New Hampshire Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant
  • DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)
  • Graduate Dental Assistant (GDA)
  • Dental Assistant qualified to perform expanded functions

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

New York Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Unlicensed Dental Assistant
  • Dental Assistant with a Limited Permit

    NY state licensed certified dental assistant

    DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

North Dakota Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant
  • Qualified Dental Assistant (QDA)

    Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

    Registered Dental Assistant qualified to apply pit and fissure sealants

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Ohio Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Basic Qualified Personnel
  • Dental Assistant Radiographer

    DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)

    Ohio certified dental assistant

    Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary (EFDA)

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Pennsylvania Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant
  • Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA)

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Tennessee Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Practical Dental Assistant
  • Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

    Registered Dental Assistant qualified to perform expanded functions

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

West Virginia Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Assistant qualified in expanded functions

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.

Wisconsin Dental Assisting Job Titles:

  • Dental Assistant

For more information on licensure requirements, testing and examination, visit the Dental Assisting National Board website.