TITLE: Dental Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Dental
NATURE OF POSITION: Performs those duties that assist the dental manager,
dentists, and hygienists in the care of and treatment of patients. Performs duties in the fields of reception, chair-side assisting, inventory, and records.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduation from high school minimal
- Previous dental assisting experience preferred
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to communicate in English and Spanish preferred
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and
staff
- Can motivate patients to follow guidance given to them by dentists and hygienists
- Prepare and maintain charts, records, logs and reports.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assists the dentist and hygienist in chair-side procedures
- Amalgams
- Composites
- Oral surgery
- Endodontics
- Prophylaxis
- Sealants
- Stainless steel crowns
- Space maintainers
- Removable Prostodontics
- Responsible for the preparation and setting up of instruments.
- Dating of all sterilized instruments
- Ultrasonic cleaning of all dirty instruments prior to bagging
- Sterilization of all appropriate instruments.
- Daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance and monitoring of equipment
- Compressor
- Sterilizers
- Radiographic developing equipment
- Evacuator systems.
- Assist dentist in operating room:
- Obtains operating room privileges
- Maintenance of supplies in operating room box
- Transportation of necessary equipment.
- Follows all OSHA standards and institutional policies as stated in Regulatory
Compliance Manual, and Health Center Policy and Procedure Manual
- Assists in obtaining prior approval for selective Medicaid Procedures
- Assists dentists with school sealant projects
- Maintains supplies in sealant box
- Assists in transportation of equipment
- Chairside assists in the schools
- Completes and maintains dental laboratory forms
- Maintains all dental lab slips for a minimum of two (2) years
- Sends all cases to the lab
- Notifies patient when appliance is ready
- Pours and disinfects dental impressions
- Orders and maintains dental supplies
- Assists front desk with clerical duties as needed
- Radiology services
- Exposes and processes dental
- Maintains and updates Radiation Safety Program annually
- Maintains and monitors all dosimeter badges
- Performs all duties as allowed by the state board of Medical Examiners
- Topical fluoride application
- Topical anesthetic application
- Other duties as assigned by dental providers
ORGANIZATION:
- Exhibits enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and professionalism in the workplace
- Handles personal conflict and works through it at the lowest possible level (first with
party/parties involved, then if necessary, with 3rd party mediation)
- Displays a friendly manner and is easy to approach
- Maintains a neat, clean, well-groomed, appearance and dresses in accordance with
the dress code policy
- Leaves personal problems out of the workplace
- Treats all co-workers with dignity and respect
- Abstains from gossip in the workplace
- Arrives on time and works through designated hours
- Completes tasks effectively, accurately and on time
- Demonstrates little or no absenteeism/follows leave guidelines
- Follows designated line of support
- Display a willingness and flexibility to respond to unusual job-related demands
- Manages time well
- Recognizes and assists others in the work of the department, even though the work
may be outside of regular duties
- Shares equally in the workload of the department
- Works cooperatively with all team members and departments
- Works independently requesting assistance from supervisor only as needed
- Abstains from criticizing COFMC, colleagues and supervisors
- Demonstrates loyalty to COFMC, colleagues and supervisors
- Demonstrates support of the mission and vision of COFMC
- Accepts and participates in cross training
- Takes initiative to identify skill development needs
- Commitment to the mission of COFMC
DEPARTMENT: Dental
NATURE OF POSITION: Performs those duties that assist the dental manager,
dentists, and hygienists in the care of and treatment of patients. Performs duties in the fields of reception, chair-side assisting, inventory, and records.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduation from high school minimal
- Previous dental assisting experience preferred
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to communicate in English and Spanish preferred
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and
staff
- Can motivate patients to follow guidance given to them by dentists and hygienists
- Prepare and maintain charts, records, logs and reports.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assists the dentist and hygienist in chair-side procedures
- Amalgams
- Composites
- Oral surgery
- Endodontics
- Prophylaxis
- Sealants
- Stainless steel crowns
- Space maintainers
- Removable Prostodontics
- Responsible for the preparation and setting up of instruments.
- Dating of all sterilized instruments
- Ultrasonic cleaning of all dirty instruments prior to bagging
- Sterilization of all appropriate instruments.
- Daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance and monitoring of equipment
- Compressor
- Sterilizers
- Radiographic developing equipment
- Evacuator systems.
- Assist dentist in operating room:
- Obtains operating room privileges
- Maintenance of supplies in operating room box
- Transportation of necessary equipment.
- Follows all OSHA standards and institutional policies as stated in Regulatory
Compliance Manual, and Health Center Policy and Procedure Manual
- Assists in obtaining prior approval for selective Medicaid Procedures
- Assists dentists with school sealant projects
- Maintains supplies in sealant box
- Assists in transportation of equipment
- Chairside assists in the schools
- Completes and maintains dental laboratory forms
- Maintains all dental lab slips for a minimum of two (2) years
- Sends all cases to the lab
- Notifies patient when appliance is ready
- Pours and disinfects dental impressions
- Orders and maintains dental supplies
- Assists front desk with clerical duties as needed
- Radiology services
- Exposes and processes dental
- Maintains and updates Radiation Safety Program annually
- Maintains and monitors all dosimeter badges
- Performs all duties as allowed by the state board of Medical Examiners
- Topical fluoride application
- Topical anesthetic application
- Other duties as assigned by dental providers
ORGANIZATION:
- Exhibits enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and professionalism in the workplace
- Handles personal conflict and works through it at the lowest possible level (first with
party/parties involved, then if necessary, with 3rd party mediation)
- Displays a friendly manner and is easy to approach
- Maintains a neat, clean, well-groomed, appearance and dresses in accordance with
the dress code policy
- Leaves personal problems out of the workplace
- Treats all co-workers with dignity and respect
- Abstains from gossip in the workplace
- Arrives on time and works through designated hours
- Completes tasks effectively, accurately and on time
- Demonstrates little or no absenteeism/follows leave guidelines
- Follows designated line of support
- Display a willingness and flexibility to respond to unusual job-related demands
- Manages time well
- Recognizes and assists others in the work of the department, even though the work
may be outside of regular duties
- Shares equally in the workload of the department
- Works cooperatively with all team members and departments
- Works independently requesting assistance from supervisor only as needed
- Abstains from criticizing COFMC, colleagues and supervisors
- Demonstrates loyalty to COFMC, colleagues and supervisors
- Demonstrates support of the mission and vision of COFMC
- Accepts and participates in cross training
- Takes initiative to identify skill development needs
- Commitment to the mission of COFMC