I went on line and looked up different schools to try to figure out exactly what I wanted to do.  I came across dental assisting and thought it would be interesting.  I found The New York School for Medical and Dental Assisting on line and liked that it looked really hands-on.  I started my program in April and found that the program was even more hands-on than I thought it would be.   My internship was in a general practice where I assisted the dentist chairside on everything from doing composites to root canals.  Graduating from The New York School was a real advantage because the dentist could see that you know exactly what you’re doing.  

Tarita Andrews, Dental Assistant
NYSMDA Graduate, November 2010