Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

The Dental Assistant provides chair side assistance to faculty and student dentists during dental procedures. He / she prepares for dental procedures by setting up instruments, equipment and materials. Ensures that instruments are arranged properly and in accordance with sterile technique. This position requires OSHA training and is subject to exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, as well as, enforcing HIPAA regulations specifically when accessing Protected Health Information (PHI).

Responsibilities

• The Dental Assistant is to assist students or faculty during dental procedures.
• Prepares for dental procedures by setting up instruments, equipment and materials, and maintains a clean oral working area prior to, during and post exams / procedures.
• Coordinates dental materials inventory with the dispensary on an as needed basis.
• Assists students and / or manipulates diagnostic radiographs on an as needed basis.
• Performs lab duties including, but not limited to, pouring and trimming casts, mounting models on articulators, fabricating bleaching and impression trays, and constructing provisionals.
• Removes biohazard trash as needed and other duties in accordance with OSHA regulations.
• Records pertinent clinic data, including blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, temperature, diagnostic aids and other in treatment documentation.
• Packages tissue and biopsy specimen and sends to pathological laboratory.
• Assists student as assistant when partner is not available.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Maximum Salary

USD $55,000.00 / Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $44,000.00 / Yr.