Dental Assistant

Shenandoah Community Health (SCH) is here to bridge the gap in healthcare access. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we tackle the challenges of cost, transportation, and language barriers to ensure everyone in our community receives the care they need. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including primary care for adults and children, women's health, behavioral health, and oral health. Plus, we provide additional support services such as on-site pharmacy, labs, and radiology. Working at SCH isn't just a job; it's a chance to make a real difference in the lives of your neighbors. Join our team and become part of the solution! Visit our website at Shenandoah Community Health to learn more.

• Establish rapport with patients for comfort and communication; deliver the highest quality patient care/customer service.
• Take patient blood pressure.
• Review and process patient consent forms.
• Provide patient education and resources on post-op instructions, dental hygiene, dental fixture care, as well as any special instructions or information as needed.
• Take dental x-rays.
• Provide excellent chair side assistance for each dentist, learning dentist preferences for procedures and treatments. Pass instruments, assist with supplies and suction as needed.
• Preparing the dental exam room for use, ensuring the room is well stocked and organized.
• Chart for comprehensive exams and treatment plan.
• Nitrous certified to sit entire appointment with patient to monitor.
• Operate autoclaves, maintaining and cleaning appropriately.
• Sterilizing dental instruments and equipment and placing for easy access.
• Make trays for restorations and stock rooms with them.
• Daily quality control inspections preformed daily including date, autoclave number and initial.
• Take impressions, pour up and trim models.
• Administrative tasks as needed.
• Support front desk team members when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• No experience needed.
• 1 year dental preferred, but not required.
• Will train and certify on-site per WV guidelines and standards.