Yeah, i've assisted in a couple of scale and cleans, and observed an endodontist for a few hours, but i can't get any work at that practice.
I hear alot of male dental students work as DA's as they have to do it as part of their course anyway, but not sure if they got in easier cause they're a dental student.
I'm sure a dental student would be a good assistant as they're getting trained and you don't have to pay for it so they have advantage there.
Thinking of changing my name to something that could be a girl or guys name on the application form haha.