Dental Assistant - Coleman

Requirements:

• • Qualifications:


• • 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


• • Have a minimum of one (1) year of experience providing Dental Assistant services.


• • Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable.

Responsibilities:
This is a full-time contracted, W2, long-term placement position with working hours, Monday - Friday, between 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, 38 hours per week.

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


• • Retrieve patient's records and patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient 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).


• • Dental prophylaxis.


• • Dental screening examination.


• • Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery.


• • Dental and periodontal charting.


• • 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.


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


• • Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and pantographic radiographs.


• • Make primary impressions and pours casts.

Benefits:

• • Vacation
• • Sick
• • Holiday Pay
• • Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, etc.)