Registered Dental Assistant

Job Details: Job Location: 2400 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 300 - San Jose, CA, Salary Range: $32.00 - $35.50Hourly, Supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, handling patient needs, and sanitization of instruments and materials. Assists and performs dental procedures under direct supervision.

Duties and responsibilities

Primary job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist chairside with procedures
• Take x-rays and review patient health history
• Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and post exam instructions.
• Document dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Prepare treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols
• Clinical tray set up
• Sterilization of room, equipment and instruments
• Fabricate temporary crowns and bridges
• Maintain inventory of dental supplies
• Work as part of an integrated care team
• Uses popular software, including medical database, scheduling, and telemedicine software.
• Follows all guidelines, regulations, and standards.
• Complete other duties and related projects as assigned.

Qualifications: Qualifications

• Ability to perform the duties described above.
• Active California Registered Dental Assistant license required
• Minimum of 1 year experience as an RDA
• Dental X-Ray Certification required
• Coronal polishing certification
• Secondary language a plus: Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese
• Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential backgrounds and
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

AACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Working conditions

Work is conducted in a standard dental office environment.

Physical requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to see to utilize a computer screen. The employee may be required to sit or stand for long periods of time; use hands and reach with hands and arms for activities such as typing, oral exams and surgeries, the employee is also required to talk and hear.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.