Dental Assistant/ Front Desk

Unicare Community Health Center, Inc.•Riverside, CA

61d•Onsite

About The Position

Dental assistants work under the supervision of dentists and are responsible for a wide range of tasks in the dental office, ranging from patient care to administrative duties to laboratory functions. The dental assistant position is flexible and varied in the dental office and requires a diverse set of skills: clinical, clerical, interpersonal, and technological.

Requirements

Successful completion of a dental assistant program plus one year of experience.
Successful completion of a radiation safety course.
Ability to read, write English and Spanish.
Ability to speak to individuals and to groups.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Radiation Safety Certificate and CPR certification required.
Position requires the use of computers therefore computer skills are a must.

Responsibilities

Chair-side Assisting: Assists the dentist in providing dental treatment
Prepare and maintain dental instruments, supplies and equipment
Collect and record patient health histories
Take and record patient vital signs
Patient management during dental procedures
Instrument transfer
Dental procedure isolation techniques
Preparation of dental materials, cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc.
Dental charting
Prevention and management of dental medical emergencies
Inventory control and management
Taking dental x-rays
Applying topical fluoride treatments
Placing topical medications
Managing the dental office infection control plan to meet OSHA, CDC and ADA standards
Instrument cleaning, sterilization/disinfection, and re-circulation
Dental treatment room disinfection
Pouring impressions to make stone and plaster models
Model trimming
Fabricating mouth guards, bleaching trays, fluoride trays, and custom impression trays.
Delivering patient personal oral care instructions
Explaining the treatment plan that the dentist has decided upon
Delivering community dental health presentations
Planning and setting-up health fair booths
Scheduling and confirming appointments
Handling patient reception
Managing patient records
Managing business records
Following accounting/book keeping procedures
Processing patient insurance
Preparing written business communications
Handling marketing for the dental department
Assisting patients with filling out forms and other services they may need
Interpreting for patients, providers, and staff as needed
Maintaining full and productive schedules for dental providers
Traveling to other locations as needed
Participating in meetings and training sessionsWorking collaboratively with other departments
As requested by the dentist, may be asked to assist in the supervision of other dental assistants.