subject: All About A Dental Assistant's Tools [print this page] Unlike in popular hearsays, dental assistant tools do not include drills, pliers or any other intrusive tools. Those are reserved for licensed dentists and are only to be used by a professional Memphis dentist who have attended schooling for such procedures. While dental assistant tools are vital in an oral procedure, they are fairly easy to utilize. Dental assistants do not have to go to college and obtain a bachelor's degree to operate these instruments. However, they must attend secondary schooling and a dentistry school to earn their dental assistant certificate or an associate's degree.