We are hiring a Dental Assistant for a TEMPORARY or FULL TIME position. You will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and assisting the dentist in a variety of procedures. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification and provide a great level of patient care.
Responsibilities
- Preparing patients for dental work.
- Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
- Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
- Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.
- Providing great patient care.
- Recording treatment information in patient records.
- Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
- Giving patients information on oral health care and plaque control programs.
- Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
- Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
- Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
Requirements
- BLS/CPR Certification.
- Dental x-ray certification.
- Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
- Able to provide great patient care.