I'm joining the Air Force wanting to do Dental assistant! I'm so happy I found your channel! Definitely helps me get ready. I have had so many questions and you answered them all! Thank you for posting these videos on it. Btw you are freaking gorgeous!!!!
On several of the Air Force websites in the career section, it says that one of the qualification for Dental Assistant 4Y0X1 is "Completion of a minimum two-year American Dental Association-accredited degree awarding Dental Hygiene program." Is this something you had to complete beforehand to qualify? I feel like most of the videos from others who have this career did not have to have any sort of certification. I'd be interested in doing that schooling, but that would push basic out at least another 3 years or I'd have to choose a different #1!
@@Aaaalliyyaah i have another question, ik it may be a odd question but do you think this applies for the x ray tech the air force offers, ive spoke to a recruiter and he said i needed some college classes to apply for the job before hand. and i was thinking about your comment how i may not need the classes however it would be better. so my question to you is, do you think i need those college classes before hand or it would not matter as much.
@@18dawg83 if itâs an enlisted job, I doubt you need college credits. That being said, if you do have classes/certifications towards this job then yes it helps.
I completed BMT and tech school as a DA as well! The process was smooth, very fast-paced as you mentioned. Iâm trying to become a dental hygienist on the civilian side, do you think we become registered DAs with our experience through the military?
Congrats and welcome! You can become a hygienist through the Air Force and a CDA. To do hygiene you have to be accepted into the hygiene program and meet those requirements. For CDA (itâs almost like RDA you can look up the differences.) you shouldâve taken the IC and radiology danb tests. If you passed both all you need is chair side and youâll have your CDA!
Thank you for making this video! Are there a lot of dental assistant jobs available in the Air Force? All over the website it says the civilian jobs equivalent are dental assistant and dental hygienist; which job can I get in the civilian world after tech school? Thank you for your service, ma'am!
Reese Orr thank you for watching! Iâm not sure exactly about how many dental jobs come available, but I know medical jobs can be hard to lock in (thatâs just from what I hear) I donât know if thatâs factual. Being prior assistant, we did not clean teeth, however, when you become a senior airman in the airforce you go to Prophylaxis training and you can clean teeth. Not as extensive as a hygienist. As a civilian, youâd be a dental assistant but you can get an opportunity to be sent to school to be a hygienist.
I have a question for my daughter. she is going to finish high school in 2024. She wants to be a dental assistant. Does she need the associate degree in dental hygiene before qualifying to be the dental assistant? or she just have the high score to get the position and study the A.S. during in the active duty?
I am considering in joining the air force and going to tech school as a dental assistant. Can I further my education as a dentist while being in the air force? This video also helped, thank you!
Omg yes! That is my dream. There is a scholarship called HPSP. In tech school our program director was a dentist in the Air Force and she used this. You get put on reserve status and are full time student. You come out zero debt and as a Captain (officer so not enlisted) and owe back the years you were in school on active duty. All you need is a bachelors, could be in anything! And get accepted into dental school and apply for the scholarship. Thank you for watching đ
I got a question , while your a dental assistant in the Air Force , is is possible to go to college in the Air Force and get the pre requisite and get your bachelor ? Do I have to do online classes or is their a campus college I can go too, Also while you be put in reserve , will that count towards retirement ? Example ( 4 years active duty + 4 years at dental school with reserve , and 4 years while Air Force dentist , thatâs already 12 years toward the 20 years , thank you if you can answer this Iâm really interested!!
hi! Iâm currently a dental assistant in the state of oklahoma and I have 48 college credit hours. I dropped out bc I didnât know what I wanted to do in school. I love dental but I want to go back for hygiene! I was thinking about going the Air Force route. Would it make any difference that I have a experience in dental assisting?
Hi NEENiE! Thank you for watching. I think my other video âHow I got a medical job in the Air Forceâ would answer your question! Let me know if you have any other ones :)
Fortunately, (i wanna say for almost all enlisted jobs) it is your choice to sign 4 or 6 years. If there are exceptions to that, Iâve never heard of it.
I'm interested in joining the US Air Force but I still have some doubts. I wanted to be a dental hygienist and I was going to school for that but I'm still doing my General Education. My thought was to go to the US Airforce and hopefully become a Dental Assistant. Do you happen to know if after I were to be done with my contract in the USAF, would I still be able to become a Dental assistant without going back to college?
Yes absolutely. In a lot of states you donât have to go to college to be a dental assistant. Becoming an assistant and then going to hygiene school through the Airforce was my plan as well. I understand having doubts itâs a big step but so worth it! Let me know if you have anymore questions. Thanks for watching! đ
@@Aaaalliyyaah do you know if reservists get the option to attend the hygiene school as well? Iâm prior service thinking about taking DA in the reserves.
Glad you made this video! I leave for tech school soon and I am prior enlisted! I was curious if all the students werenât able to leave base or was that just for pipeline students? I want to know how strict everything is there due to covid
@KJ. I went in with dental assistant. Odds unfortunately are low for medical jobs. A lot of people roll the dice and get one through going in open general. Securing it how I did, through competency booking is your best bet. However, it is still not guaranteed. There are many factors and the main one being the Air Force needs and what jobs come available to you. Itâs hard to tell.
Hi thank you for making this video, I graduated from high school 2 years ago and I want to join the airforce. My brother in the airforce recommended me to do dental assistant, and when I looked at website, qualification said something about having to do 2 year study for dental hygiene program to earn certificate. Is that necessary? I was thinking I could just enlist right away but should I study in college and get certificate first?
Do you know anything about dental lab techs 4y032? I'm leaving to basic on march 8 and i serously can't find any recents videos about the job and reviews about it lolol.
We have a lab here in the clinic Iâm at and I have some friends that are lab techs! Lab techs are so chill. I know their school is much longer than ours. About 6-8 months? A lot of lab techs love their job.
Hello đ€ if you watch my other video âhow I got my medical jobâ it gives some direction on your question and how I got my job. If you have any other questions please reach out!
quick question, not sure if youâll know but if Iâm already a registered dental assistant and then join the Air Force, would I have to take all these tests if I somehow got the job as a dental assistant?
There is an option in tech school to test out of the program. When I was there my instructors let me know because I was prior however, they informed me other prior assistants have never attempted. The program is also teaching and preparing you to be an AIRFORCE dental assistant so there are things you wonât know. You can only fail 2 test or you get kicked out of the program. So I chose to go through it, itâs only 48 days so I didnât mind!
@@Aaaalliyyaah That's way shorter than I thought it would be. I separated last year and now my wife is interested in joining, did you join with a contract or go open?
Yes, I joined with a contract not open general. In my other video âHow I got a medical jobâ I explain how đ I think dental assisting would be a great job for her if sheâs interested in that. 2 months in tech school flies.
@@facts1752 It really just depends on the needs of the military. In my tech school, nearly all of my class went to Korea but I was stationed in Ohio for 6 years. Most people that get stationed state side, end up putting Korea on their dream sheets in order to get overseas.
@@Aaaalliyyaah how does that work? like getting paid for being separated from your husbandâŠdoes every married person get paid for the time separated?
@@takyeathazia7305 if the Air Force separates you from your spouse for more than 30 days they must pay you for the duration of the separation. The only time you wouldnt, is if you volunteered to be separated. And I believe you have to be married for a certain amount of time.
Hi. What the difference between dental assistant and dental hygienist? Later on when transfer back to civilian - Can you become a dental hygienist thru the Air Force 4Y0X1 ? Thank you
@@Aaaalliyyaah thank you Aleah for your reply â€ïž. What job (4Y0X1)? But it said Dental Assistant? So how to become Dental Hygienist thru the military/ the Air Force? Thanks again for your advice.
@@plmkon2892 you have to be an assistant and then apply to hygiene school if you want to go through the Air Forceâs program. If wanting to just go to any school for hygiene and not the program the Air Force provides, you can be any AFSC and use your tuition assistance or GI bill.
I'm joining the Air Force wanting to do Dental assistant! I'm so happy I found your channel! Definitely helps me get ready. I have had so many questions and you answered them all! Thank you for posting these videos on it. Btw you are freaking gorgeous!!!!
How is it going Iâm currently going through the same lol
i really hope i can get this job when i join !
I hope you do!
Go Get 'Em!
Can you make a more in depth video about Tech school as far as the program itself. & about how prior services are treated.
I plan to make more videos soon, Iâm slackin.. but life! I canât speak for how prior services are treated as Iâm not one.
My brother just graduated basic and now heâs head to tech school for this mos!! (Idk the Air Force terms for jobs đ) great video!
Congrats to him! And itâs okay, itâs AFSC (Air Force Specialty Code). đ
On several of the Air Force websites in the career section, it says that one of the qualification for Dental Assistant 4Y0X1 is "Completion of a minimum two-year American Dental Association-accredited degree awarding
Dental Hygiene program." Is this something you had to complete beforehand to qualify? I feel like most of the videos from others who have this career did not have to have any sort of certification. I'd be interested in doing that schooling, but that would push basic out at least another 3 years or I'd have to choose a different #1!
You do not need this to qualify. You just need to be at least 18 with normal color vision. However, prior knowledge does help you secure this AFSC.
@@Aaaalliyyaah i have another question, ik it may be a odd question but do you think this applies for the x ray tech the air force offers, ive spoke to a recruiter and he said i needed some college classes to apply for the job before hand. and i was thinking about your comment how i may not need the classes however it would be better. so my question to you is, do you think i need those college classes before hand or it would not matter as much.
@@18dawg83 if itâs an enlisted job, I doubt you need college credits. That being said, if you do have classes/certifications towards this job then yes it helps.
@@Aaaalliyyaah god u are very helpful, i hope u get promote bruh
I just graduated from tech school the program is awesome! feel free to ask me any questions!
Congrats!
@yah as long as you study itâs not.
@yah lol no youâll be just fine itâs like common sense basically
I completed BMT and tech school as a DA as well! The process was smooth, very fast-paced as you mentioned. Iâm trying to become a dental hygienist on the civilian side, do you think we become registered DAs with our experience through the military?
Congrats and welcome! You can become a hygienist through the Air Force and a CDA. To do hygiene you have to be accepted into the hygiene program and meet those requirements. For CDA (itâs almost like RDA you can look up the differences.) you shouldâve taken the IC and radiology danb tests. If you passed both all you need is chair side and youâll have your CDA!
Thank you for making this video! Are there a lot of dental assistant jobs available in the Air Force? All over the website it says the civilian jobs equivalent are dental assistant and dental hygienist; which job can I get in the civilian world after tech school?
Thank you for your service, ma'am!
Reese Orr thank you for watching! Iâm not sure exactly about how many dental jobs come available, but I know medical jobs can be hard to lock in (thatâs just from what I hear) I donât know if thatâs factual. Being prior assistant, we did not clean teeth, however, when you become a senior airman in the airforce you go to Prophylaxis training and you can clean teeth. Not as extensive as a hygienist. As a civilian, youâd be a dental assistant but you can get an opportunity to be sent to school to be a hygienist.
@@Aaaalliyyaah That is really cool. Thank you for all of your help!
Can you become hygienist right away or do you have to start off as an assistant first?
Good question, yes I believe you cannot enlist as a hygienist.
I have a question for my daughter. she is going to finish high school in 2024. She wants to be a dental assistant. Does she need the associate degree in dental hygiene before qualifying to be the dental assistant? or she just have the high score to get the position and study the A.S. during in the active duty?
You do not need anything but the basic qualifications for MEPS and appropriate ASVAB scores for active duty dental assistant.
I am considering in joining the air force and going to tech school as a dental assistant. Can I further my education as a dentist while being in the air force? This video also helped, thank you!
Omg yes! That is my dream. There is a scholarship called HPSP. In tech school our program director was a dentist in the Air Force and she used this. You get put on reserve status and are full time student. You come out zero debt and as a Captain (officer so not enlisted) and owe back the years you were in school on active duty. All you need is a bachelors, could be in anything! And get accepted into dental school and apply for the scholarship. Thank you for watching đ
I got a question , while your a dental assistant in the Air Force , is is possible to go to college in the Air Force and get the pre requisite and get your bachelor ? Do I have to do online classes or is their a campus college I can go too, Also while you be put in reserve , will that count towards retirement ? Example ( 4 years active duty + 4 years at dental school with reserve , and 4 years while Air Force dentist , thatâs already 12 years toward the 20 years , thank you if you can answer this Iâm really interested!!
@@iEMANUEL7 yes to all!
hi! Iâm currently a dental assistant in the state of oklahoma and I have 48 college credit hours. I dropped out bc I didnât know what I wanted to do in school. I love dental but I want to go back for hygiene! I was thinking about going the Air Force route. Would it make any difference that I have a experience in dental assisting?
Hi NEENiE! Thank you for watching. I think my other video âHow I got a medical job in the Air Forceâ would answer your question! Let me know if you have any other ones :)
How long did your contract have to be for this job?
Fortunately, (i wanna say for almost all enlisted jobs) it is your choice to sign 4 or 6 years. If there are exceptions to that, Iâve never heard of it.
What score do you have to get to get this job? I really want this job but Iâm nervous to take the test đł
Good question! Iâve received this one a lot. Iâm gonna make a video responding đ
I'm interested in joining the US Air Force but I still have some doubts. I wanted to be a dental hygienist and I was going to school for that but I'm still doing my General Education. My thought was to go to the US Airforce and hopefully become a Dental Assistant. Do you happen to know if after I were to be done with my contract in the USAF, would I still be able to become a Dental assistant without going back to college?
Yes absolutely. In a lot of states you donât have to go to college to be a dental assistant. Becoming an assistant and then going to hygiene school through the Airforce was my plan as well. I understand having doubts itâs a big step but so worth it! Let me know if you have anymore questions. Thanks for watching! đ
@@Aaaalliyyaah did you end up continuing your education to become a hygienist?
@@freemindds355 Iâm still a dental tech! in the process of getting my cda then starting school.
@@Aaaalliyyaah do you know if reservists get the option to attend the hygiene school as well? Iâm prior service thinking about taking DA in the reserves.
@@doluv68 I do not know they answer to that! I think itâs a great question for a recruiter, however! Thank you for watching âșïž
Glad you made this video! I leave for tech school soon and I am prior enlisted! I was curious if all the students werenât able to leave base or was that just for pipeline students? I want to know how strict everything is there due to covid
Yes, prior service can leave base and first term cannot. But that could vary from base to base.
Im in BMT right now in quarantine. I report to fort San for dental assistant program . Iâm excited but nervous . How are the test?
Essence Campbell you have your phone at bmt wow! What week are you in? The tests are easy as long as you pay attention in class.
@KJ. I went in with dental assistant. Odds unfortunately are low for medical jobs. A lot of people roll the dice and get one through going in open general. Securing it how I did, through competency booking is your best bet. However, it is still not guaranteed. There are many factors and the main one being the Air Force needs and what jobs come available to you. Itâs hard to tell.
Hi thank you for making this video, I graduated from high school 2 years ago and I want to join the airforce. My brother in the airforce recommended me to do dental assistant, and when I looked at website, qualification said something about having to do 2 year study for dental hygiene program to earn certificate. Is that necessary? I was thinking I could just enlist right away but should I study in college and get certificate first?
That actually is very confusing and has always confused me. You do not need that to get this job.
Do you do speciality assisting as well, such as Endodontics, Orthodontics, etc? I am an RDA and Iâm thinking about joining the Airforce.
We do it all!
@@Aaaalliyyaah thank you so much for your response, will you be making an updated video soon? đâš also thank you for your service! đđŒ
Do you have to take college courses prior to choosing this afsc?
No maâam! đ
Question ? How long was your tech class ?
48 days!
Did you have a roomate in tech? I assume not because of COVID right?
Yes you do
Do you remember what you scored in general on your asvab?
I donât know exactly what my general score was but I know overall I got a 60 I believe.
@@Aaaalliyyaah thank you i appreciate it
Do you know anything about dental lab techs 4y032? I'm leaving to basic on march 8 and i serously can't find any recents videos about the job and reviews about it lolol.
We have a lab here in the clinic Iâm at and I have some friends that are lab techs! Lab techs are so chill. I know their school is much longer than ours. About 6-8 months? A lot of lab techs love their job.
Is my dream to become a lab tech too đ Im a hs senior and thinking of getting my associates before enlisting. Good luck !
When it came to application and ASVAB test for that dental assistant how long was those
?
Probably about 3 months.
@@Aaaalliyyaah oh wow
So how would it be if I already have my associate degree, and already completed dental hygiene program? Do I still have to do bmt or no
Yes everyone has to go through bmt. Itâs to transition you from civilian to a member in the military.
@@Aaaalliyyaah thank u so much for answering my question
@@hodaalbadawi2119 thanks for watching!
Im a CDA with X- ray certification can I enlist in Airforce Dental program??
Hello đ€ if you watch my other video âhow I got my medical jobâ it gives some direction on your question and how I got my job. If you have any other questions please reach out!
quick question, not sure if youâll know but if Iâm already a registered dental assistant and then join the Air Force, would I have to take all these tests if I somehow got the job as a dental assistant?
There is an option in tech school to test out of the program. When I was there my instructors let me know because I was prior however, they informed me other prior assistants have never attempted. The program is also teaching and preparing you to be an AIRFORCE dental assistant so there are things you wonât know. You can only fail 2 test or you get kicked out of the program. So I chose to go through it, itâs only 48 days so I didnât mind!
Hey queen I am looking into becoming a dentist assistant but want to do it in the si force I am 28 is it too late for me and if not how do I start
The best way to start is to talk to a recruiter!! Let me know if you have any additional questions đžđœ
How long was tech school ?
Steven Uscategui 48 duty days.
how many credits you earned with your Dental Assistant Diploma?
Good question. Iâd have to check how many credits Ive earned so far.
Was it a lot of hands on parts?
We had a lot of teeth models to reference and hands on with instruments/lab and I assume there would have been more but.. covid.
Emerick A thank you so much đđœ
How do you shred to be a hygienist?
You have to be in good standing in your career be at least a 3 year SrA, and get picked up for the hygiene program.
@@Aaaalliyyaah Iâm thinking about retraining into dental (if thereâs slots available) and becoming a hygienist
@@Reviewerguy1228 thatâd be awesome! Good luck to you đ
What is the total length of the program at Ft. Sam?
48 duty days (not counting weekends)
@@Aaaalliyyaah That's way shorter than I thought it would be. I separated last year and now my wife is interested in joining, did you join with a contract or go open?
Yes, I joined with a contract not open general. In my other video âHow I got a medical jobâ I explain how đ I think dental assisting would be a great job for her if sheâs interested in that. 2 months in tech school flies.
Hi, do you know what are the chances of getting shipped over seas after dental assistance tech school?
@@facts1752 It really just depends on the needs of the military. In my tech school, nearly all of my class went to Korea but I was stationed in Ohio for 6 years. Most people that get stationed state side, end up putting Korea on their dream sheets in order to get overseas.
are you active duty or reserves?
Active.
How long weeks long was the tech school?
It's 84 days I do believe. đ
What was your ASVAB score ?
Honestly, Iâll have to log on to my portal and check because I forget đ€
My AFQT was 60.
Are you a reservist or active?
Active.
I have my Rda certificate will it help me get a dental job ? I want to be a dental lab tech.
Great question for a recruiter! It is dental, but itâs not assisting. So Iâm not sure if they could still use the competency booking.
@@Aaaalliyyaah i just graduated high school and got a job as a dental tech (: Ty for replying
Do you choose how many years you want to be in for before knowing your job or you know your job before signing the year contract
Youâll know your job before you sign for whatever contract length and you can change your mind all the way up to your ship date.
Did they pay you throughout basic training and tech school or did you have to wait until you started your career?
Yes, of course! You get paid throughout both. I even got paid for being separated from my husband.
@@Aaaalliyyaah thank you so much!
@@yogiyogi1826 thank you for watching!
@@Aaaalliyyaah how does that work? like getting paid for being separated from your husbandâŠdoes every married person get paid for the time separated?
@@takyeathazia7305 if the Air Force separates you from your spouse for more than 30 days they must pay you for the duration of the separation. The only time you wouldnt, is if you volunteered to be separated. And I believe you have to be married for a certain amount of time.
Do you have any study material I can have from you tech school
I do however am unable to share that info because itâs test compromise.
@@Aaaalliyyaah do you have an email or IG I can reach you at by any chance
@@allaboutthebrowns2016 I have Instagram!
@@Aaaalliyyaah whatâs your IG name
Hi. What the difference between dental assistant and dental hygienist? Later on when transfer back to civilian - Can you become a dental hygienist thru the Air Force 4Y0X1 ? Thank you
Dental assistant assists a specialist or general dentist. A hygienist does deep cleanings, and focuses on oral hygiene.
You can become a hygienist through the Air Force.
@@Aaaalliyyaah thank you Aleah for your reply â€ïž. What job (4Y0X1)? But it said Dental Assistant? So how to become Dental Hygienist thru the military/ the Air Force? Thanks again for your advice.
@@plmkon2892 you have to be an assistant and then apply to hygiene school if you want to go through the Air Forceâs program. If wanting to just go to any school for hygiene and not the program the Air Force provides, you can be any AFSC and use your tuition assistance or GI bill.
@@Aaaalliyyaah thank you Aleah