Dental Assistant- Hiring Incentive
Minnesota Visiting Nurse AgencyMinneapolis, MN, United Statesjob_description.job_card.variable_hours_ago
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job_description.job_card.job_descriptionReviews patient chart and prepares instruments and equipment Performs procedures such as mixing impression material, taking impressions, pouring models, preparing base plates, preparing acrylic trays and bleaching trays Performs mechanical polishings Performs fluoride treatments Places rubber dam Removes sutures or excess cement from inlays, crowns and bridges Charts patient treatment received Provides dental hygiene instruction Performs x-ray procedures and develops film Provides dental chair assistance during oral surgical procedures, operating suction equipment, arranging lighting, sponging operative area and supplying instruments and materials Schedules patient appointments Cleans and maintains equipment and work area Sterilizes and wraps instruments Orders supplies Prepares and maintains records Administer and monitor nitrous oxide. To administer, dental assistant must have completed a course on Nitrous Oxide administration Re-cement intact temporary restorations and place temporary fillings (not including temporization of inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges) to promote palliative treatment Etch appropriate enamel surfaces, apply and adjust pit and fissure sealants. Dental Assistant must have completed course on Sealant placement Perform restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, and adjusting amalgam restorations, glass ionomers, and supragingival composite restorations (class I & V) and adapting and cementing stainless steel crowns. To perform Dental Assistant must have completed Restorative Expanded Functions training Place and remove matrix bands Fabricate, cement, and adjust temporary restorations extraorally or intraorally Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only Perform mechanical polishing to clinical crowns not including instrumental Apply topical mediations such as, but not limited to, topical fluoride, bleaching agents, and cavity varnishes in appropriate dosages or quantities as prescribed by a dentist Take impressions for cast and appropriate bite Dry root canals with paper points Place cotton pellets and temporary restorative materials into endodontic openings Performs related work as required, but only after appropriate training Completion of an accredited dental assisting program Current license as a Dental Assistant through the State of Minnesota Board of Dentistry, or must pass the Minnesota Licensure Examination within 90 days of employment Basic Life Support Current license as a Dental Assistant through the State of Minnesota Board of Dentistry, or must pass the Minnesota Licensure Examination within 6 month of employment. Dental Assistant must have completed a course on nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia
SUMMARY : __ We are currently seeking a Dental Assistant to join our organization. This position is full-time, working 80 hours per 2 week pay period. It works days Monday -Friday.
- Purpose of this position :
- Under immediate supervision, perform work involving routine dental procedures. / A $4000 hiring incentive is available for eligible external candidates (current employees, contract / temporary workers, and former employees returning to HHS within one year are ineligible). /
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QUALIFICATIONS : / Minimum Qualifications : /
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Title : Dental Assistant- Hiring Incentive
Location : MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus
Requisition ID : 242382
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Dental Assistant • Minneapolis, MN, United States