RDA/DENTAL ASSISTANCE

Dental Assistant
East Medford Dental Clinic
Full-Time / Hourly
We invest in our employees' lives through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, easy access to wellness, personal and professional development workshops, and a focus on healthy work-life harmony. The EFDA Dental Assistant is responsible for supporting dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Set up instruments and equipment for treatment/exams and room the patient.
Utilize software in taking radiographs, updating medical history, treatment planning, and chart noting.
Give patient oral hygiene instructions and post op instructions after dental procedures.
Use excel with lab tracking and the OHA Dental Rulebook Guide Tool.
Polish coronal surfaces of teeth with brush or rubber cup as part of oral prophylaxis.
Remove temporary crowns and clean teeth for final cementation.
Polish amalgam or composite restorations with slow speed headpiece.
Fabricate temporary crowns and cement.
Prepare consent forms prior to dental treatment.
Copying and sending lab invoices to finance after documenting in lab tracking sheet.
Clean lines and replace traps, oil couplers, shock lines, change gauze on dental unit for oil collection.
Check for lab cases for the next day, and document in lab tracking.
Log off software, empty water bottles, turn off equipment, flush water lines, and raise dental chairs.
High School Diploma or GED.
Skilled at using electronic health records as applicable to area of work
Oregon Board Radiology Certified
Basic knowledge of adult learning models

Equity Statement:
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Applications will be reviewed by the appropriate Department for interview; those selected must be able to provide proof of legal right to work in this country. La Clinica complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you consider yourself disabled and desire assistance in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.