Dental Assistant

This position serves a dual purpose : primary is providing essential assistance to patients in need of dental care and secondary is supporting the day-to-day operations of the dental clinic. Plays a vital role in ensuring patients receive the highest quality care and comfort during procedures, while also contributing to the efficient functioning of the clinic.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and / or RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Prepare and arrange instruments and materials for each treatment, ensuring the patient and operatory are ready.
• Assist the dentist chairside during all phases of dentistry using fourhanded, sit, and stand techniques.
• Pass instruments to and retrieve them from the dentist, maintain a clear operation area using evacuation and suction tools, retract tissue, tongue, and cheek.
• During surgical procedures, maintain aseptic conditions, stabilize tissue, and cut sutures. Remain attentive to the patient's condition for signs of distress.
• Take blood pressure readings of patients.
• Perform specific intraoral procedures as directed by the dentist.
• Take preliminary impressions, remove sutures, place and remove rubber dams, perform coronal prophylaxis, and apply topical fluoride treatments.
• Pour and trim models from impressions. Create custom impression trays, bleaching trays, night guards, and mouth guards.
• Operate x-ray equipment to take intraoral and extraoral radiographs.
• Import digital images into patient charts with accurate date, orientation, and tooth identification.
• Chart examination and treatment information as communicated by the dentist.
• Follow OSHA standards for the proper handling, transferring, and sterilization of instruments, including potentially contaminated sharps with blood borne pathogens.
• Conduct weekly spore sample tests in autoclave and maintain a record. Clean autoclave on a monthly basis.
• Keep dental equipment clean and in working order.
• Ensure dental clinic supplies are stocked and well-organized.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of assigned clinic units, ensuring they are disinfected and prepared for patient care.
• Adhere to daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning regimens for dental equipment and clinic supply areas.
• Assist with reception and scheduling duties as needed.
• Perform other assigned duties as agreed upon.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE :

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, and / or REGISTRATIONS :

Must pass background check, physical, and pre-employment drug screen.

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