The Dental Assistant supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, materials, and performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.
Requirements
- Obtains and records vital signs, personal information and medical history.
- Seats and prepares patients for treatments, arranges dental instruments, materials, medications and passes them to dental clinicians as needed.
- Maintains cleanliness of oral operating area by the use of suction devices, water sprays cotton rolls and related equipment.
- Sterilizes dental instruments in autoclaves, dry heat ovens or with chemical disinfectants, stores sterilized instruments and maintains asepsis during storage.
- Exposes and processes dental x-ray films, mounts and labels films as indicated.
- Provides instructions to patients in postoperative care, oral hygiene and the importance of preventive dentistry.
- Be proficient in 4 handed Dentistry to include:
- • Pre-procedural rinse
- • Signed informed consent
- • Radiographs completed and available
- • Keep a dry field to include monitoring mouth and throat for excess saliva and clean mirror
- • Maintain light/visibility to area of operation
- • Patient inclined or reclined
- • Room set up for a procedure or sterile field maintained.
- Complete Radiographs
- • Landmarks noted
- • Complete periapical and obtain tooth apex
- • Bitewings have open contacts & all posterior teeth identified
- • Complete panorex diagnostic to include TMJ with no lead apron interference
- Complete EMR documentation
- • Demonstrate competency in EMR
- • Enter CDT or ICD codes for all procedures performed (PA bitewing, type of exam, restorative or prosthetic type)
- • Accurate clinical notes dictated by providers on exams or other dictated information
- Must complete Patient Safety Training curriculum.
- Performs routine maintenance, lubricating and cleaning equipment.
- Answers telephone and performs clerical duties as assigned.
- Schedule appointments and notify patients of upcoming or missed appointments.
- Contributes to the overall flow in the dental clinic via teamwork.
- Completes 8-10 CEU's annually.
- Performs related work as required.
Benefits
- Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option)
- Dental and vision
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short and Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Days Off beginning at 15 days annually
- Nine annual company-paid holidays
- One annual paid personal day
