{"id":10397,"date":"2025-02-13T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotu.com\/?page_id=10397"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:39:10","slug":"arizona-dental-assistant-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gotu.com\/about-dental-assistants\/arizona-dental-assistants\/arizona-dental-assistant-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Dental Assistant Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"hero-69394938d0741\" class=\"component hero hero--basic spacer-b--md spacer-t--no\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row hero__row\">\n\n\t<b class=\"is-style-gradient\"><\/b>\n\n\t<div class=\"col hero__col\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"hero__header h3\">Arizona Dental Assistant Requirements<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"hero-bottom-69394938d07e7\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"wysiwyg-69394938d09fe\" class=\"component wysiwyg wysiwyg--default spacer-b--no spacer-t--sm\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row wysiwyg__row\">\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col wysiwyg__col component__header\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re thinking about becoming a dental assistant in Arizona, we\u2019ve got you covered with everything you need to know. 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Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the main roles and what you need to get started:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">\n<li><b> Dental Assistant: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona dental assistants perform dental support tasks including sterilizing instruments, assisting during procedures, and patient care. There is no formal education or certification required to work as a dental assistant in Arizona.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Dental Assistant Qualified in Coronal Polishing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dental assistants in Arizona can preform coronal polishing under the supervision of a licensed dentist if they meet the states requirements. 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