The Dental Assistant will perform chair-side assisting duties which encompass all routine dental procedures in general dentistry. The responsibilities include recording all treatments rendered to patients in Dentrix dental charting and clinical notes, assisting in cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing all dental instruments, and for proper storage of instruments not in use. The assistant will prepare patient and operatory for proper dental procedure, including setting up the appropriate instruments for the planned procedures. They will be knowledgeable about all dental instruments, materials, and routine procedures in restorative, oral surgery, endodontic, and periodontal treatment. The assistant will also operate dental x-ray equipment to take intra- and extra-oral digital radiograph films, assist in providing routine prophylaxis or polishing teeth, topical fluoride treatment, and places pit and fissure sealants as prescribed by the dentist. They will perform routine dental laboratory procedures, including pouring and trimming models, and fabricating occlusal guards. Additionally, the assistant will assist in taking and recording blood pressure, keep the clinic well-supplied by requisitioning supplies and equipment and keeping the supply inventory, assist in providing patient education and instruction in the prevention of oral disease and in post-treatment procedures, assist in maintaining the dental clinic in a clean and operational condition, and provide routine and preventative maintenance on all dental equipment. The assistant will be required to have long periods of standing, walking, sitting, and bending as required.
The requirements for the Dental Assistant include being certified through DANB as a Certified Dental Assistant, being a graduate of a CODA-accredited dental assistant program, possessing a current DANB CDA certificate in a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory of the United States, having current Basic Life Support (BLS), CDA certifications in Radiology Health and Safety (RHS), infection control (ICE), and General chairside Assisting (GC) is preferred for each appropriate duty section, and having a minimum of two (2) years of dental assistant experience.
Dental Assistant • Albuquerque, NM, United States
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