I believe this could be an amazing opportunity for Dental Assistants interested in becoming a DA II although, this could be a risky petition to approve. The competency, skill, and ability of each DA II would greatly depend on the dentist that trained that individual. This brings to thought that in order for this to be beneficial to both the dental assistants and the general public there would need to be a baseline that each assistant would need to meet, as well as guidelines for both the assistant and dentist to follow. Not every dentist works the same or has the same views or preferences and because of this, if one assistant completes all training and meets requirements under one dentist and then that assistant tries to become employed elsewhere; the new dentist may not agree with how that assistant was trained and may not feel comfortable hiring that individual as a DA II at their practice. At this point the assistant would have to make the decision to go through this process all over again or settle being hired as a DA I.