Bilingual (Spanish) Pediatric Dental Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Under the indirect supervision of a dentist:

• Perform mouth mirror inspection of the oral cavity.
• Chart existing restorations and conditions as instructed by the dentist.
• Prepare patients for treatment/seating/positioning chair/placing napkin.
• Prep lab forms for signature by the dentist.
• Maintenance of dental equipment.
• Place and remove post-extraction dressings/monitor bleeding.
• Polish coronal portion of teeth with rotary hand piece and rubber prophy cup or brush.
• Transfer dental instruments.
• Apply fluoride varnish.
• Mix dental materials.
• Take x-ray film and expose radiographs.
• Preventive education and oral hygiene instruction.
• Give oral hygiene instructions.
• Sterilization and disinfection procedures.
• Provide pre-and-post-operative instructions.
• Make impressions.
• Select and fit bands for cementation by dentist.
• Compliance with OSHA regulations and Centers for Disease Control guidelines.
• Take oxygen saturations and pulse.
• Apply pit and fissure sealants.
• Assist pediatric dentist chairside.
• MAKE KIDS SMILE!

Job Type: Full-time.

Benefits:

• Employee mentoring program.
• Paid training.

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Required).
• Hourly rate will depend on how many years experience and skill level.

Language:

• Spanish (Required).

Ability to Commute:

• Manassas, VA 20109 (Required).