▁Upon ▁successful ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁program ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁course ▁structure , ▁the ▁dent al ▁assistant ▁may : ▁ ▁Ex pose ▁int ra - oral ▁radi ograph s ▁that ▁ens ures ▁an ▁optim um ▁radi ographic ▁image . ▁ ▁Process , ▁mount ▁and ▁file ▁int ra - oral ▁radi ograph s . ▁ ▁A ble ▁to ▁identify ▁technical ▁fault s ▁and ▁their ▁causes . ▁ ▁Be ▁able ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁potential ▁ha z ards ▁of ▁expos ure ▁to ▁radiation ▁and ▁to ▁practice ▁high ▁standards ▁of ▁radiation ▁ther apy . ▁ ▁To ▁recogn ise ▁normal ▁an atom y . ▁ ▁M aint ain ▁in fection ▁control ▁throughout ▁all ▁practical ▁procedures . ▁ ▁Pot ential ▁future ▁roles ▁ ▁A ging ▁population ▁ ▁Looking ▁to ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁dent istry ▁and ▁or al ▁health , ▁the ▁roles ▁for ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁are ▁ever - ch anging ▁and ▁expand ing . ▁With ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁an ▁age ing ▁population , ▁it ▁will ▁become ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁common place ▁for ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁to ▁be ▁employed ▁to ▁support ▁dent al ▁operators ▁with ▁providing ▁or al ▁health ▁promotion ▁and ▁treatment ▁within ▁resident ial ▁care ▁facilities . ▁ ▁In cre asing ▁demand ▁to ▁match ▁new ▁dent al ▁gradu ates ▁▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁newly ▁graduated ▁dent ists ▁and ▁dent al ▁auxili aries ▁is ▁increasing ▁and ▁with ▁that ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁dent al ▁assist ants . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labor ▁Statistics ▁of ▁America ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁employed ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁will ▁likely ▁increase