Dental Assistant

Job Description

Provides chair-side assistance to Dentist during examination and treatment. Prepares and cleans dental instruments, equipments and supplies. Takes and develops x-rays. Maintains dental clinic in clean and orderly condition.

Job Responsibility

• * Assists Dentist during patient examination and treatment.
  
  
  
  • Prepares patient by draping with sterile sheet or other covering.
  • Arranges dental instruments, materials, and medications on tray.
  • Passes instruments to Dentist during examination and treatment.
  • Prepares and mixes amalgams and silicates, and pours models.
  
  
• * Prepares dental instruments, equipment, and supplies for use; cleans and disinfects dental instruments, supplies, and units; oils equipment.
• * Takes and develops x-rays.
• * Assists on dental cases in main and ambulatory operating room.
• * Maintains Dental Clinic in clean and orderly condition.
• * Instructs visiting students.
• *Assists at reception area.
  
  
  
  • Receives telephone calls; answers routine inquiries.
  • Files and pulls dental charts.
  • Types daily record sheets.
  • Types form requesting charts from Medical Records Department.
  • Checks charts to ensure that doctor's notes are written and signed.
  • Checks dental charts to ensure that all X-Rays, case analysis sheets, etc are resent and in good order.Schedules patient appointments
  
  
• Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Minimum one (1) year recent, relevant experience, required.ORGraduate of a dental assistant certificate program, required.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).