What dental assistants like and don't like about their jobs Question Title * 1. In which state do you currently work? State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Question Title * 2. How many years have you been working in the dental profession? Less than 5 5-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 More than 30 Question Title * 3. What is your age group? Under the age of 18 18-25 years old 26-35 years old 36-45 years old 46-55 years old 56-64 years old 65 years old or older Question Title * 4. What do you consider to be the best part about your job? Please select only one answer. Ability to balance work and home responsibilities Co-workers Improving the health of patients Interpersonal contact with patients Networking with fellow dental assistants Personal pride in your career Room for career growth through continuing education Salary and benefits Variety of tasks during the day Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. What do you consider to be the worst part about your job? Please select only one answer. Cleaning and other “janitorial” duties Co-workers Infection control duties Interpersonal contact with patients Lack of room to grow in your profession Perceived hierarchy (dentist, then RDH, then assistant) Perceived lack of respect Politics within the practice Salary and benefits Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. Five years from now, do you see yourself working as a dental assistant? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 7. Would you recommend dental assisting as a profession to your friends? Yes No Unsure Done