TO Dental Asst Dental

OPEN TO PUBLIC

SHIFT : 1ST SHIFT, M-F

WAGE : $16.01

POSTED DATES : 12 / 5 / 2025-OUF

Eligible Employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness as a non-profit

Position Summary :

Under the supervision of Chief Dental Officer and in accordance with rules defined by the State of Michigan, obtain patient from waiting room and perform chairside assisting, dental charting, dental laboratory procedures, equipment sterilization, maintenance, cleaning, and exposing radiographs for dental clinic. All Nimkee staff must adhere to mandated reporting laws.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Prepare the dental operatory for each patient; preset and prepare all instruments, equipment, and other items as needed for each procedure; place suction tips, radiograph rings / sensors, clean plastics and other protective equipment.
• Obtain and record patient information in Dentrix (Electronic Dental Record), including medical changes coding procedures and clinical notes; enter data (including blood pressure, pulse and exam date) into EHR (Electronic Health Record), initiating necessary referral paperwork and / or prior authorization forms and logging into Lab Tracker as needed.
• Greet and seat patients; prepare for patient treatment by evaluating patient`s needs, triaging, and evaluating treatment plan, placing bib and safety glasses, taking blood pressure, reviewing health history and exposing needed radiographs. Escort patient to front desk upon dismissal.
• Expose and label digital intraoral radiographs, including bitewing, periapical, occlusal and panoramic views.
• Make impressions for study models; place dental sealants, temporary fillings / crowns and / or other procedures as allowed by licensure.
• Perform lab work procedures including pouring and trimming models, making stints, custom trays, mouth guards, bite rims and / or other in-house lab work as needed.
• Clean, disinfect and stock dental operatories (including changing traps, cleaning suction lines, etc.), dental lab, sterile and non-sterile rooms, flush eye wash station; maintains equipment in those rooms, including the changing of dental unit O-rings and washers in operatory suctions, as needed.
• Clean and sterilize instruments utilizing ultrasonic and autoclave; stock clean instruments.
• Perform routine chairside dental assisting functions utilizing aseptic techniques, anticipating needs of dentist and patient, and helping to ease patient anxiety.
• Provide oral hygiene instruction and instruction on the use and care of dental appliances, dental disease prevention information and answer patient questions.
• Maintain and organize supplies, including ordering and restocking of dental supplies in stock room and carts, checking expiration dates (including Medical First Aid Box); contacting water plant when water jugs are low for replenishment.
• Adhere to patient confidentiality and comply with clinic policies and federal regulations under the Privacy rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Provide excellent customer service for all internal and external customers of the operations at all times. Provide solutions for customer concerns and continually focus on customer service as our top priority.
• Must maintain strict confidentiality and present a positive, professional demeanor and image at all times.
• The above duties and responsibilities are not an all-inclusive list but rather a general representation of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position. The duties and responsibilities will be subject to change based on organizational needs and / or deemed necessary by the supervisor.

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