Dental Assistant

Title: Dental Assistant

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Fairfax County - 059

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: $19/hr

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

General Description:

The Dental Assistant will provide principles of four-handed dentistry, coordination for the operations of front desk activates, management of inventory control of patient records to ensure compliance with prescribed program quality assurance/risk management procedures, as well as knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA regulations.

Duties and Tasks:

Provides principles of four-handed dentistry for the delivery of services during dental procedures coordinates the activities of the front desk

Making and receiving telephone calls concerning dental services

Scheduling appointments

Maintaining inventory and supplies, and recall systems,

Preparing instruments for treatment

Maintaining treatment areas according to infection and biohazardous control protocols, as well as exposing diagnostic x-rays

Perform expanded duties as delegated by the Commonwealth of Virginia to dental assistants. Utilize electronic dental office software to maintain patient records.

Practice infection control practices for the preparation of the dental operatory, as well as the cleaning and sterilization of instruments.

Maintain records of dental laboratory cases.

Maintain records of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

Knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA protocols as it applies to the delivery of dental treatment.

Manages patient re-care and appointment databases utilizing dental software programs. Minimum Qualifications:

Required KSAs:

Knowledge and skills of the principles of four-handed dentistry.

Knowledge and skills of dental office practice management procedures.

Knowledge and skills to utilize basic computer software programs such as Microsoft Office and dental office electronic software.

Knowledge and skills to expose diagnostic x-rays.

Knowledge of legal and ethical aspects for clinical practice.

Knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA regulations.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Minimum Requirements:

Experience training in dental assisting

Certification in x-rays

Current CPR Certification by the American Heart Association.

Current immunization record such as tetanus, HEP-B vaccination series and/or documented immunity.

Current TB testing or chest x-ray. Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Considerations:

Certified Dental Assisting credential from the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.

Graduate from an accredited dental assisting program by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Experience in dental assisting and/or dental office management as it pertains to quality assurance, inventory control of patient records, and recare systems

Experience in dental health care management in an educational setting.