Dental Back Office - Registered Dental Assistant

Dental assistants work under the supervision of dentists and are responsible for a wide range of tasks in the dental office, ranging from patient care to administrative duties to laboratory functions. The dental assistant position is flexible and varied in the dental office and requires a diverse set of skills: clinical, clerical, interpersonal, and technological.


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Assists the dentist in providing dental treatment

Prepare and maintain dental instruments, supplies and equipment
Collect and record patient health histories
Patient management during dental procedures
Dental procedure isolation techniques
Preparation of dental materials, cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc.
Dental charting
Prevention and management of dental medical emergencies
Inventory control and management


# Taking dental x-rays
Dental Infection Control Procedures

Managing the dental office infection control plan
Dental treatment room disinfection


# Dental Laboratory Procedures

Pouring impressions to make stone and plaster models
Patient and Community Education

Delivering patient personal oral care instructions
Delivering community dental health presentations
Planning and setting-up health fair booths


# Assisting with Front Office Duties

Handling patient reception
Following accounting/bookkeeping procedures
Handling marketing for the dental department


# Assisting patients with filling out forms and other services they may needInterpreting for patients, providers, and staff as neededMaintaining full and productive schedules for dental providers


~ Traveling to other locations as needed

Participating in meetings and training sessionsWorking collaboratively with other departments Use of Electronic Health Records to deliver care.
As directed by the Dental Director, performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve organizational and programmatic goals and objectives

Maintain current license, DEA registration and BLS certification.
Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
Successful completion of a dental assistant program plus one year of experience. Requires a comprehensive knowledge in dental assisting.
Knowledge of the principles and practice of modern dentistry as related to public health organizations and community health programs.
Possess personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission.
Flexible and able to multitask; Must be able to read, write English and Spanish.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Verbal - Must be understood and be able to articulate in interactions with patients, staff and other medical providers. Auditory - Must be able to hear in interactions with patients, patients' families, staff and other medical providers. Must be able to hear telephone, equipment, and alarms. Visual - Must be able to see with clarity at a distance of 20 inches to see patient documents, office documents and computer. Travel
~ Occasionally will be travelling to other clinic sites to work or attend meetings (Occasionally: 1-33%)

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions
Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
For Outside Screenings and/or Health Fairs - Rare exposure to outside conditions such as rain, heat, extreme heat, cold, or humidity will occur if performing duties outside of the building.
Preventative, Educational, Surveillance Programs in Use:
Policy and procedure manual including Infection control, body substance isolation.
TB Surveillance program
Fire policy; annual fire extinguisher practice, and fire drills. xywuqvp
Annual OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens training
Annual electrical safety review
Personal radiation monitoring program.
Must be willing to work on occasional Saturdays from (9am - 3pm)

Hazardous Exposure (chemical [E.