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Dental Assistant

$50k - $60k

Akicita Federal

Dental Assistant

Akicita Federal is seeking qualified Dental Assistants to provide non-personal healthcare services at the Albuquerque Indian Dental Clinic within the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service (IHS). The Dental Assistant will support dental and orthodontic operations, ensuring high-quality patient care in accordance with Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and IHS regulations, with minimal disruption to government personnel, property, and the general public.

$50,000 - $60,000 a year Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Document all patient encounters in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) following AIDC policies, AAAHC standards, and CMS regulations.
  • Assist dentists by restoring teeth following preparation, including:
    • Selection, contouring, and placement of matrices
    • Placement of bases and liners
    • Packing, carving, and polishing of complex alloy restorations, including those requiring cusp replacements and retentive pins.
    • Place and finish complex composite restorations and fabricate/adjust temporary restorations.
    • Select, contour, cement stainless steel crowns, and fabricate and adjust temporary acrylic crowns and bridges.
    • Provide patients with post-operative care instructions.
  • Perform various procedures including:
    • Placement and removal of rubber dams
    • Removal of sutures
    • Application of desensitizing agents and periodontal dressings
    • Placement of surgical gauze following extractions
    • Assist with endodontic procedures by isolating teeth, cleansing, irrigating, applying medicaments, and closing teeth temporarily.
    • Take primary impressions for study models, pour and trim models, and fabricate custom trays and bite rims.
    • Perform complex oral prophylaxis, apply topical fluoride treatments, and place pit and fissure sealants.
    • Operate ultrasonic scalers and hand instruments for calculus removal.
    • Educate patients on disease prevention and demonstrate individual home care techniques.
    • Expose, process, and mount intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs.
    • Maintain cleanliness and operability of clinical areas, ensuring instruments are sharpened and sterilized.
    • Manage inventory and order necessary supplies to ensure the clinic remains properly stocked.
    • Take and record patient blood pressure.
    • Apply and remove periodontal and surgical packs and dressings.
    • Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
    • Maintain all necessary clinical privileges.

    Qualifications:

    • Education: Graduation from an accredited dental assistant training school or proof of equivalent on-the-job training.
    • Certifications:
      • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
      • Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
    • Experience: Relevant experience assisting with complex dental and orthodontic procedures is strongly preferred.
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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