Dental Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

NEEDED: Dental Assistant 

LOCATION: 741-925 Access Road A-25, Herlong, California 96113

SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday (except Federal holidays), between 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 8 hours per day, not to exceed 40 hours per week.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school. 
• Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety. 
• Shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
• Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services. 
• Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable.

DUTIES: R esponsible for provision of the services as listed:

• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections:  restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
• Retrieve patient’s records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient for attending Dental Officer
• Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medications
• Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator
• Observes patient’s responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic
• Gives instructions for subsequent dental appointments
• Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records)
• Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient
• Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.
• Provides dental health education
• Dental prophylaxis (RDA only)
• Dental screening examination
• Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
• Dental and periodontal charting
• Prepares places, and removes packs
• Places temporary fillings (RDA only)
• Places and removes rubber dams
• Maintains dental equipment
• Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments
• Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs
• Reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action
• Prepares entries for patient’s records
• Selects and applies medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of teeth Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing
• Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis and removable partial prosthesis
• Takes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic, panelipse, cephalometric, and transcranial equipment
• Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic radiographs
• Correctly positions patient and film
• Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients
• Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records
• Performs quality assurances on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight
• Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques
• Sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic
• Make primary impressions and pours casts
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contribution.

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