Dental Assistant - Expanded Functions

Aspen Dental Management•Pensacola, FL

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About The Position

At Aspen Dental, the Expanded Functions Dental Assistant helps create lasting impressions and build trust and loyalty with patients. The role supports the doctors and dental office team, helps maintain productive patient flow, and performs expanded clinical functions based on applicable certifications. Duties include assisting with treatment procedures, preparing and breaking down operatories, sterilizing equipment, supporting patient charting, taking radiographs, educating patients, and monitoring laboratory cases. The assistant also supports practice operations by maintaining equipment and supplies, following safety and infection-control requirements, and performing office tasks as needed.

Requirements

Current dental assistant license, registration, or certification as required by the state.
Radiology (X-ray) certification as required by the state.
Current CPR or BLS certificate.
At least 2 years of experience as a Dental Assistant.
Proficiency in chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry.
Ability to demonstrate and provide instruction on proper sterilization and infection-control techniques.
Maintain annual continuing education requirements specified by the state.
State certification in expanded functions as required by the state.

Responsibilities

Assist with directing the dental assistant office team throughout the day to maintain productive patient flow.
Assist doctors during a variety of treatment procedures.
Break down operatory rooms for doctors and hygienists.
Complete sterilization processes for equipment and operatories and ensure staff are trained and compliant with the process.
Follow maintenance schedules for waterlines, suction lines, waterline testing, autoclaves, and compressors.
Set up trays and operatories for procedures.
Support doctors with patient charting.
Train others in patient handoffs and monitor patient flow within the practice.
Follow OSHA regulations, Aspen safety requirements, and HIPAA guidelines.
Take dental radiographs (X-rays).
Provide patients with post-treatment oral care instructions and educate them on oral hygiene strategies.
Complete denture soft relines and manufacture temporary crowns.
Monitor and help manage laboratory cases.
Perform quality intraoral health scans of patients in under five minutes.
Explain and teach the clear aligner process.
Take impressions and bite registrations.
Perform additional expanded functions based on certifications, such as coronal polishing and restorative functions.
Maintain emergency kits and oxygen tanks.
Order and maintain supplies in accordance with the practice budget.
Perform office tasks as necessary.