Dental Assistant Coleman, FL

Job Description

Job Description

E stablished in 1994, Nite Lines USA has successfully delivered contract support services to more than 144 government institutions and medical treatment facilities across the country. We’re a dynamic and growing health care organization, offering a wide range of employment opportunities. We are seeking professionals and dedicated individuals to be part of our team, where integrity, respect, accountability, and collaboration are among our core principles. Work with a dedicated and caring organization and start doing your life's best work.

Location: FCC Coleman 846 N.E. 54th Terrace, Coleman, FL 33521 This is a federal corrections facility.

Pay: $27.39 per hour.

Benefits:

• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401k
• 11 paid federal holidays.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Between 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM. Shall not exceed 40 hours per week.

Requirements:

• Dental Assistant shall possess specialty training from a licensed Dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.
• Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety. Must be licensed, any state.
• Current CPR certification in accordance with the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. If CPR is not current must be willing to obtain prior to start date.
• One year of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting, desired but not required.

Duties:

• The Dental Assistants must possess the ability to collect and track data and enter data into the agency’s electronic system and track scheduling of patient care and must have knowledge and experience in maintaining patient medical records and confidentiality.
• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
• Retrieves patient’s records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient for attending Dental Officer.
• Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medications.
• Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavities, and operates aspirator.
• Observes patient’s responses and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic.
• Give instructions for subsequent dental appointments.
• Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records).
• Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient.
• Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.
• Provides dental health education.
• Performs Dental prophylaxes – polishing of coronal portion of teeth, if the assistant is a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) or Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA).
• Performs Dental screening examinations.
• Prepares patients for periodontal surgery.
• Complete dental and periodontal charting.
• Prepares, places, and removes packs.
• Places temporary fillings (RDA, EFDA).
• Places and removes rubber dams.
• Maintains dental equipment.
• Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments.
• Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs.
• Reports defective equipment, or institutes corrective action.
• Uses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services.
• Prepares entries for patients’ records.
• Select and apply medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of teeth.
• Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing.
• Fabricates and repairs dental prostheses and appliances under supervision.
• Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prostheses and removable partial prostheses.
• Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials.
• Take radiographs of patients using digital intraoral and panoramic dental radiography.
• Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral jaw, and TMJ radiographs.
• Correctly positions patient and sensor.
• Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients.
• Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records.
• Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques.
• Sterilize contaminated biological waste of dental clinic.