Exit this survey >> Dental assistant benefits and bonus survey 2011 1. Default Section Question Title * 1. Please choose the state where you work. State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Question Title * 2. Do you feel that seasoned dental assistants (assistants who have been practicing for more than 10 years) should be paid the same as less experienced dental assistants? Pay should be based on experience Pay should be based on work performed, regardless of experience I'm not sure Question Title * 3. If you work 32 to 40 hours per week, how many sick (or health) days do you receive each year? Five or under Five to 10 More than 10 We have no formal policy regarding sick days Uncertain Do not work at least 32 to 40 hours a week Question Title * 4. If you work part-time in an office (under 32 hours a week), what type of benefits do you receive? Not applicable since I work full-time Paid holidays Paid CE Sick/well days Uniform allowance Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. If your office participates in a bonus program, is it based on the entire office’s production or hygiene department production? Entire office Hygiene production Not applicable, no bonus program Question Title * 6. If your office participates in a bonus program; is the pay-out: monthly quartlerly bi-annually annually Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Do you have any comments about trends in salaries and benefits for dental assistants? Done >>