Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

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About the Facility: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is a large integrated healthcare system within the Department of Veterans Affairs serving veterans in Southern California and Southern Nevada. It's one of the largest facilities in the VA network and offers a wide range of medical services, including primary care, specialized care, and research programs. The following locations within the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System have a current need for dental assistants:

• VA Greater Los Angeles Hospital – 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073
• VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center – 16111 Plummer St, North Hills, CA 91343
• Bakersfield CBOC facility – 1801 Westwind Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93301
• Santa Maria CBOC facility – 1550 E Main Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454
• Los Angeles Client facility – 351 E Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Dental Assistant - Responsibilities

• Perform chair-side assisting duties which encompass all routine dental procedures in general dentistry.
• Must be able to properly record all treatments rendered to patients in Dentrix – dental charting and clinical notes.
• Assists in cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing all dental instruments, and for proper storage of instruments not in use.
• Prepare patient and operatory for proper dental procedure including setting up the appropriate Instruments for the planned procedures.
• Knowledgeable about all dental instruments, materials, and routine procedures in restorative, oral surgery, endodontic, and periodontal treatment.
• Knowledgeable about operating dental x-ray equipment to take Intra and extra-oral digital radiograph films.
• Assists in providing routine prophylaxis or polishing teeth, topical fluoride treatment, and places pit and fissure sealants as prescribed by the dentist.
• Performs routine dental laboratory procedures, including pouring and trimming models, and fabricating occlusal guards.
• Assist in taking and recording blood pressure.
• Keeping the clinic well-supplied by requisitioning supplies and equipment and keeping supply inventory.
• Assists in providing patient education and instruction in the prevention of oral disease and in post-treatment procedures.
• Assists in maintaining the dental clinic in a clean and operative condition.
• Provide routine and preventative maintenance on all dental equipment.
• Will be required to have long periods of standing, walking, sitting and bending as required.

Dental Assistant - Requirements

• Must have certification through DANB as a Certified Dental Assistant
• Must be a graduate of a CODA-accredited dental assistant program
• Licensure: must possess a current DANB CDA certificate in the State of California
• Certification: BLS or CPR.
• Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of dental assistant experience.

KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market. KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on 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 based on qualifications, merit, and business need.