Dental Assistant cover letter example. Annotated, paragraph by paragraph.
Marisol Vega is applying for the Dental Assistant role at Contoso Family Dental. The letter goes with their dental assistant resume example — same person, same results — so you can see how the two work together.
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Dental Assistant cover letter
Marisol Vega
Fort Worth, TX · marisol.vega@email.com · (817) 555-0162
Paula Grant
Dental Assistant, Contoso Family Dental
Dear Paula Grant,
I'm applying for the Dental Assistant position at Contoso Family Dental. I'm a Texas Registered Dental Assistant and CDA (DANB) with 4 years in general and pediatric dentistry, and at Trinity Oaks Family Dentistry I provide chairside assisting for 2 dentists across 14–18 patients a day.
I take bitewing, periapical and panoramic radiographs and intraoral photos and import them into Dentrix so the dentist can review them right away. I also run sterilization for the office, and weekly spore testing on both autoclaves has passed every week since I took it over.
Your practice sees a lot of families, and I've spent much of my career with children. At Lakeview Pediatric Dentistry I assisted 20+ children a day and used tell-show-do to keep nervous patients calm. I also cut turnover between patients to about 10 minutes and cut monthly supply spending by 12% after I took over ordering.
I'd be glad to meet your team and talk about how your schedule runs. Thank you for considering my application.
Sincerely,
Marisol Vega
What each paragraph does
Paragraph 1: State registration, national certification, experience and patient load up front.
Paragraph 2: Radiography and infection control, the two skills an office checks first.
Paragraph 3: Ties pediatric experience to a family practice and adds two efficiency results.
Paragraph 4: A short, friendly close.
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Tips for your dental assistant cover letter.
01
Name both credentials
Put your state registration or license and any DANB certification in the first sentence.
02
Mention radiography and infection control
These are the skills a dentist relies on every day and the ones regulators check.
03
Match the patients
If the practice sees families or children, say how you work with nervous or young patients.
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Do dental assistants need a cover letter?
Often not. Many offices hire from a resume and a working interview. A short letter helps when the posting asks for one or you're moving into a new specialty.
What if I'm a new dental assistant?
Mention your program, externship, BLS and whether you've started your state registration or DANB exams, plus the procedures you assisted with.