▁by ▁ 1 8 % ▁in ▁the ▁ten ▁years ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 4 . ▁With ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁comes ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁extension ▁in ▁the ▁dent al ▁assistant ▁roles ▁and ▁scope . ▁As ▁seen ▁in ▁some ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁some ▁simple ▁fill ings ▁with ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁a ▁pract ising ▁dent ist . ▁By ▁allowing ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁to ▁extend ▁their ▁scope ▁alongside ▁the ▁appropriate ▁training , ▁the ▁work load ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁dent al ▁team ▁is ▁less ened ▁and ▁increases ▁efficiency ▁of ▁the ▁dent al ▁clin ic ▁management . ▁This ▁may ▁have ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁reach ▁other ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁as ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁dent al ▁and ▁or al ▁health ▁treat ments ▁increase . ▁ ▁Vari ations ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁ ▁D ental ▁assistant ▁roles ▁can ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁different ▁country ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁Below ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁dent al ▁assist ing ▁roles ▁which ▁the ▁dent al ▁assistant ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁perform , ▁respective ▁to ▁that ▁country . ▁ ▁Australia ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government , ▁Department ▁of ▁Health , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 5 , 3 8 1 ▁registered ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁supporting ▁dent al ▁operators . ▁Of ▁those , ▁ 1 7 1 ▁were ▁Ind igen ous . ▁ ▁In ▁Australia ▁D ental ▁Ass ist ants ▁should ▁have