Dental Assistant

This job was posted by : For more information, please see: Job Summary: Dental assistants provide essential support to dentists, ensuring smooth patient flow and effective dental care delivery. They assist with patient preparation, chair-side support during procedures, sterilization of instruments, and maintaining a clean, organized environment. Additionally, they may handle administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling and record-keeping, contributing to the overall efficiency of the dental clinic. Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities. Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities: - PATIENT CARE - Assist the Dentist during procedures. - Seat and discharge patients. - Assure patient comfort and prepare set-ups. - Prepare solutions. - Takes x-rays and impressions. - Assist the Dental Hygienist as necessary. - Construct and seat/ cement temporaries. - Pour dental models and construct mouth guards and fluoride trays. - RECORDS - Document clinical activities and relevant patient care information in dental records as per dental practice and health center protocols. - INFECTION CONTROL - Clean and sterilize instruments - QUALITY ASSURANCE - Participate in the development, implementation, audit, and continuous evaluation and improvement of protocols, services and programs provided by the dental service and/or the health center. - Maintain cleanliness of work lab, such as lab pans, rag wheels, micro etcher, vibrator, sink area, plaster and stone bins, and lab case boxes. - OTHER - It is expected that you will meet the productivity standards that are set forth by your Supervisor and/or NCHC Division protocols. The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.