Expanded Functions Dental Assistant - EFDA

Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA)

Community Health and Dental Care (CHDC) is a quickly growing Community Health Center in Pennsylvania with locations in Pottstown, Barto, and Boyertown, providing care for all patients in our service area, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Our staff put the care and well-being of our patients at the forefront of everything we do at CHDC.

Provides general dental assistant duties, taking and processing X-rays, Sterilization, placement of preventative or restorative materials limited to sealants, metallic and composite materials.

Competitive base salary, Medical Insurance, Dental and Vision Insurance, PTO Accrual, 401K Company Match, 12 Paid Holidays, Company paid life insurance, Employee Health Reimbursement Program, No PTO needed for employee preventative care appointments, Employee Assistance Program, employee discounts, summer picnic, and much more!

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Assists Dentist in providing quality dental care in all venues through which agency Perform general chair side dental assistance
• Placement of preventative or restorative materials limited to sealants, metallic and nonmetallic restorative materials
• Placement of temporary filling materials/ crowns, bridges and remove sutures
• Take and process x-rays including Panorex
• Computer charting and documentation
• Perform dental Instrument sterilization duties
• Performs all assigned duties in a manner consistent with maintaining a safe and respectful patient care environment.

Requirements:

Qualifications, Education, and Knowledge

• High school diploma
• EFDA Licensure
• X-ray certificate
• CPR certification
• Dental office experience required
• EFDA experience preferred
• Bilingual/bicultural strongly preferred
• Attendance required at assigned CHDC site(s)

It is the mission of Community Health and Dental Care to identify gaps in health services and to ensure access to appropriate levels of care for all people in the service area regardless of their ability to pay. We are a non-profit health center that provides primary care medical and dental services to all regardless of insurance status. We accept patients with or without insurance and provide health care discounts based on income and family size using the federal poverty guidelines.

The vision of CHDC is to be the health care provider and employer of choice by establishing a culture that champions patient centered-care, promotes staff engagement, embraces the latest technology, and pursues partnerships and strategic alliances.

Quality, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, & Communication

Community Health and Dental Care was formed through the generous funding of the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation along with various local businesses. Our doors opened in October 2008 with 39 medical and dental patients seen that first week and we've grown to see thousands of medical and dental patients each year. As a non-profit community health center, we have been organized to become the patient's medical home for preventive care and to promote overall well-being, thus reducing the number of emergency room visits.