Dental Assistant

Requirements

• Prepare patient for dental procedure by helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment.
• Maintains proper and efficient patient flow management.
• Set up instrument trays, prepare materials, and/or assist Dentist during dental procedures.
• Take and expose dental diagnostic x-rays.
• Responsible for x-ray sensor care and guidelines.
• Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
• Chart existing and proposed treatment in Patient Management Software
• Assist Dentist in management of medical or dental procedures
• Provide preoperative explanations and postoperative instructions prescribed by Dentist.
• Record treatment information in patient records. Fabricate temporary restorations or custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
• Make preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
• Pour, trim, and polish study casts and prepare whitening trays.
• Clean and polish removable appliances
• Apply protective coating of fluoride to teeth.
• Teaching patient’s appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health.
• Dismiss patients with proper hand offs to other department
• Sterilize or disinfect instruments, and operatories
• May be designated as the Clinical Inventory Administrator. This duty is required to conduct dental supply inventory, order supplies and track budgets for inventory in the dental office.
• May be designated as the Compliance and Safety Officer. Conducts and mails spore testing for each autoclave, Maintains Clinical Guide Binder, Maintain First Aid kits, Maintain SDS binder and Conducts operatory inspections at the end of each day. Responsible for training interns on safety policies and procedures. Collects and maintains all team checklists. Maintains broken instruments for their team and replaces/recycles them when necessary.
• Complies with: Dental Depot policies and procedures; OSHA policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; and HIPAA policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Position may be required to relocate to other Dental Depot clinics either permanently or on a short term basis due to office needs, on an as needed basis at the discretion of Management.
• This position may complete other Administrative and Maintenance tasks as assigned by Management.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance