Description

Dental Assistant (Temporary Position)

Fair Haven Community Health Care’s mission is providing quality, compassionate primary medical, dental and Behavioral Health care to those who needed it the most.  We believe that everyone should have access to high-quality medical and dental care, regardless of ability to pay.

Position Summary

The Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting the dentist in the direct provision of primary care dental services to patients of the health center.  

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area: positions instruments for dentists’ access, suctioning and passing instruments utilizing four-handed technique.
• Provides procedural materials by selecting, mixing and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth, as necessary.
• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, as well as pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records, as requested by dentist and/or Dental Director.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential as outlined by the organization’s HIPPA policies.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations as outlined by the Dental Director.

Requirements

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), and specified training courses as mandated by state for certification, licensure, or registration are required.
• The selected candidate must embrace a positive team approach to patient care.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Certificates / Licensures / Registrations as mandated by applicable state statutes as required:

• Must have successfully completed the dental radiography portion of DANB examination.
• Infection control certification upon hire preferred

American with Disabilities Requirements:

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job specific responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case by case basis.

Fair Haven Community Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FHCHC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.