Dental Assistant

Job Title

Duties

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:

Sets up operatory and/or surgery suite for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit.

Receives and prepares for patient treatment.

Performs disinfection and sterilizing procedures.

Prepares procedural trays/armamentaria set ups.

Performs basic chairside assisting with direct instruction from dentist.

Keeps operative field free of debris and retracts oral tissues effectively.

Accomplishes all intra-operative procedures within standard infection control protocols.

Maintains a field of operation during dental procedures using retraction, suction, irrigation, drying, placing and removing cotton balls.

Provides patient-preventative education and oral hygiene instruction.

Exposed and processes basic dental radiographs with direct supervision.

Mounts and labels dental radiographs or saves digital imaging to electronic medical records.

Directs patient to appropriate staff for scheduling visits.

Maintains patient confidentiality per HIPAA with written and verbal information.

Work Schedule: Intermittent. Employee serves on an as-needed basis with no pre-established tour of duty. Work hours and days will be scheduled based on organizational workload and mission requirements.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Available