Registered Dental Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : 16.00

The Dental Assistant prepares and maintains all clinical areas for optimal patient treatment, assists chair-side during treatment of patients, ensures that equipment is maintained in operating order and meets standards for health and safety, and implements proper and current infection control duties as per agency procedures and protocol.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
• Performs procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Taking and processing digital dental radiographs (x-rays).
• Asking about the patient's medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
• Serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment
• Helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
• Providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
• Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health;
• Postoperative Call / Following up with patient care after any Dental Treatment is completed.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
• Communicating with patients and suppliers (e.g., scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing and ordering supplies)
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains CEs, and RDA Certification / License
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

JOB SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS / SKILL

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to do the following :

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to chemical and risk of radiation. The noise level is usually moderate. Since everyone within the practice works on a time schedule governed by patients appointments, the work and general environment can become somewhat hectic at times. Therefore, it is essential that the employee is able to both physically and emotionally, effectively hand the normal anxieties associated with the job.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Benefit Conditions :

Clinical Setting :

Dental Specialty :

Work Remotely

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