I am opposed to this proposition for on the job training for DAIIs in Virginia.  My mom is a DAII in Virginia, and she rocks.  I've watched her go through all the classes and helped her study.  She put in hours of studying and the stuff she had to learn, I don't see a doctor having the time to teach all of that in the dental office.  If the dentists have to go through school and learn the theory behind what they do, then a dental assistant that is doing what the dentist does, should also know the theory.  On the flip side, as a patient, I feel like the profession should move in the direction of having more education and formal training, not less.  Patients deserve no less.  Going forward with this proposition would be a disservice to the profession, current DAIIs, prospective DAIIs and the patients.