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I am so very excited!! I am starting a dental assistant program (sm) - SoonToBeExMTer

Posted: Jan 27, 2011

in March, will have it completed on May 1st and will be walking away from MT forever!!! For anyone who are thinking about leaving this field, I wish you all the best and for those who decide to stay, the same, I wish you all the best as well!! I am nervous but so excited to start something new! I just received my W2 and after working long hours, nights, weekends, giving up all of this time with my family, it earned me an incredible amount of $14,000. I have been told that once I am certified that I will generally start out at around $17-19/hr, possibly only working 4 days a week and THAT I can handle! It will be so wonderful to get a W2 next year that makes me feel worth something instead of so worthless.

Salaries vary by region - rambler

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I hope you got that figure from some area dental offices and not the school you are taking the course with.

I live in Pennsylvania and the offices in our area pay around $10 to $12 an hour. The state pays $28k a year, I think. That's something you might want to look into. Most state-ran facilities employ dental hygenists and the benefits are usually better than average.

Good luck. I hope you enjoy your new career!

Congrats! - sigh

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So glad you found something to go for. That's my problem--not knowing what I want to do (besides winning the megabucks lottery, which I don't play anyway). Best of luck!

I am so very excited!! - Congratulations! - sc

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You're making a good change in your life for the better. It's so sad to see how medical transcription has changed over the years, and the future for this field looks dismal; in fact, it already is dismal. I advise any younger person to find something else.

Thanks so much everyone. It is absolutely terrifying to be almost 50 and (sm) - SoonToBeExMTer

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to be starting all over again, but I know that it can be done and I am going to prove it.

Rambler, thanks so much for your concern. I have spoken with other dental assistants, well actually 3, one who I am friends with and 2 who are my kids of my friends. They lowest that any of them started out at was $16.50/hr, plus some pretty nice benefits.

I have been doing MT for over 23 years and receiving my W2 with $14,000 and some change on it just nailed the coffin shut (so to speak) for me. It shocked me to the reality that I have to do something different and while I was thinking of returning to college I was looking at spending the next 2 years for an associates degree, having to continue with MT in the process. No, I will not be making the big bucks but I will be bringing home a paycheck that I can be proud of, plus benefits, paid time off, holidays, NO weekends, NO nights, lots of time with my family and if I so decide after a while, I can return to become a dental hygienist and then make the big bucks. Thankfully my kids are grown, it is just myself and my husband and while we need my income, it does not "have" to be the big bucks.

Again, thank you all very much for the words of encouragment and again, I really wish you all the best!

Congratulations! (I'm in my early 60's, and still don't - know what I want to be when I grow up....

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nm

You dont have to make final decision. Try many things, see what - you like. Just need to start. nm

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lucky, lucky gal. congrats! - anon

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congrats! - lovestwinkies

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In the posts of gloom and despair in our MT field, it is so refreshing to hear of someone at a similar young age has broken into something else! Believe me, benefits to working from home but not always...especially the ones you described. I am still in the field but LUCKILY found an hourly job out of the home as it was getting too challenging for the long hours/low pay and loud house and feelng like no break from it. At least when you work outside the home for low pay, when you go home, you go home....not standing over the computer checking for work constantly and working for horrible rates. Awesome!

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