Dental Assistant

Job Description

NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION: 805 Fox Hollow Road, Manchester, Kentucky 40962

SCHEDULE: 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday

QUALIFICATIONS:

Shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.

Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.

Shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association

Minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.

Bilingual oral communication skills are desirable.

JOB DUTIES: Responsible for provision of the services listed:

Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.

Retrieve patient’s records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patients for attending Dental Officer

Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medications

Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator

Observes patient’s responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic

Gives instructions for subsequent dental appointments

Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records)

Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient

Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.

Provides dental health education

Dental prophylaxis

Dental screening examination

Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery

Dental and periodontal charting

Prepares places, and removes packs

Places temporary fillings

Places and removes rubber dams

Maintains dental equipment

Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments

Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs

Reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action

Performs routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth

Uses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services

Prepares entries for patient’s records

Selects and applies medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of teeth Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing

Fabricates and repairs dental prosthesis and appliances under supervision

Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis and removable partial prosthesis

Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials

Takes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic, panelipse, cephalometric, and transcranial equipment

Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic radiographs

Correctly positions patient and film

Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients

Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records

Performs quality assurances on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight

Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques

Sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic

Places and finishes dental restorations, including bases and liners

Make primary impressions and pours casts

Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contributions.

Full-time