Registered Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

Do you want to make a difference in your community?

Do you enjoy working with a diverse team helping a diverse patient population?

Are you looking for opportunities for personal and professional growth and advancement?

Are you looking for an organization where you can provide individualized, excellent care for the entire family?

We offer great salary and generous benefits including paid time off, retirement, medical, dental, vision, wellness and continuing education. You will also benefit from consistent hours and schedules. We have state of the art facilities, equipment, and use the most current techniques and materials. Our current assistants have been with us for an average of seven years. We have been voted as one of the Best Places to work in the Bay area for the past 11 years. We are nationally recognized for having best practices in the provision of dental care and for our quality improvement program. We are located in beautiful wine country, between rolling hills and the rugged coast.

FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• 21 Days of Paid Time Off
• 10 Observed Holidays
• Reimbursement for RDA re-licensure Fee
• Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
• 30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
• 401K Matching after 1 year of employment
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
• Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
• Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
• Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)

Summary: The RDA performs a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and clean environment for quality dental care. These duties include but are not limited to assisting the doctor, and teaching patients how to care for their teeth. Communicates effectively with the patient, follows standard precautions, OSHA requirements, and dental board auxiliaries' regulations.

The RDA works on behalf of the patient and the dentist helping to assure a high level of professional excellence in oral health care delivery.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Exposes and processes dental radiographs (x-rays)
• Assists the dentist during a variety of examinations and treatment procedures: instrument transfer, dental procedure isolation techniques and preparation of dental materials
• Pours, trims and polishes study casts; fabricates custom impression trays from preliminary impressions; cleans and polishes removable appliances and fabricates temporary restorations
• Provides patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
• Conducts work in compliance with office policies and procedures, safety, OSHA, MSDS guidelines and the Dental Board of CA and COMDA

Education/Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Graduation from accredited Dental Assisting School preferred
• Minimum two years of recent experience as a RDA preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid CA RDA license and RDA certification
• X-ray license
• BLS training current
• CE courses current

Language Skills: Bilingual in English and Spanish, both written and verbal preferred.

Petaluma Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Petaluma Health Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.