I am opposed to amending the existing law. I believe that DA II applicants need the education and the practice involved with the schooling aspect, and the benefits of the extra education vs taking an exam, are immense. 

i have been a DA II for 4 years, an assistant for a total of 9 years and personally, I would not have been adequately prepared or knowledgeable enough to place fillings as well as I can now, without the school, the clinical s, the studying, the dentists and school staff reviewing my work closely. 

Remembering the patients that I first started placing my first fillings on, they were nervous as it was, after 1.5 years of school, so if i were to go back and have no school, I can only imagine the feelings of those patients. Public perception is important 

i think also the petition will dissuade more dentists from allowing DAII to practice in their offices. It is slim the number of offices that have da II anyway right now. 

we need to keep the education requirements there. A simple exam and OJT years under our belt is not enough.