Dental Assistant II- Biltmore Campus

Mahec • Asheville, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direct supervision of a dentist, this role prepares patients and the dentist for oral procedures. The Dental Assistant II works alongside the dentist during examinations, sterilizes equipment, takes and develops x-rays, performs routine teeth cleanings, conducts lab duties, maintains patient records, and educates patients on proper oral health. This role description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to describe all the duties the Dental Assistant II may perform.

Requirements

• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required.
• Must be proficient in Dentrix and MiPacs.
• Must meet one of the following criteria successful completion of: an ADA accredited dental assisting program; or one academic year or longer in an ADA-accredited dental hygiene program
• Successful completion of: full-time employment and experience as a chairside assistant for two years (3,000 hours) of the preceding five, during which period the assistant may be training in any dental delivery setting and allowed to perform the functions of a Dental Assistant II under the direct control and supervision of a licensed dentist
• A 3-hour course in sterilization and infection control
• A 3-hour course in dental office emergencies
• Radiology training
• A 7-hour course in nitrous-oxide monitoring
• Must maintain continuing education requirements in radiology, infection control, and dental office emergencies as required by state law.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish speaking skills preferred.
• Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) certification.
• Certification in monitoring nitrous-oxide.

Responsibilities

• Take impressions for study models and opposing casts which will not be used for construction of dental appliances, but which may be used for the fabrication of adjustable orthodontic appliances
• Pour up study models
• Apply sealants to teeth that do not require mechanical alteration prior to the application of such sealants, provided a dentist has examined the patient and prescribed the procedure
• Insert matrix bands and wedges
• Place cavity bases and liners
• Place and/or remove rubber dams
• Cement temporary restorations using temporary cement
• Apply acid etch materials/rinses
• Apply bonding agents
• Remove periodontal dressings
• Remove sutures
• Place gingival retraction cord
• Remove excess cement
• Flush, dry and temporarily close root canals
• Place and remove temporary restorations
• Place and tie in or untie and remove orthodontic arch wires
• Insert interdental spacers
• Fit (size) orthodontic bands or brackets
• Apply dentin desensitizing solutions
• Perform extra-oral adjustments which affect function, fit or occlusion of any temporary restoration or appliance
• Initially form and size orthodontic arch wires and place arch wires after final adjustment and approval by the dentist
• Apply topical anesthetics/Dentipatcha
• Apply topical fluoride
• Expose radiographs (after appropriate training requirement met)
• Write laboratory work orders (exact words dictated by dentist)
• Put away incoming lab cases
• Monitor patients under nitrous oxide (after completing 7-hour Board-approved course, unless included in ADA-accredited program)
• Oral hygiene instruction
• Polish coronal portion of tooth (after completing 7-hour Board-approved course)
• Place amalgam in prep with carrier
• Take pulse, blood pressure, and temperature
• Review health history and update as necessary
• Insert spacer wires or springs
• Polish the clinical crown using only a hand-held brush and appropriate polishing agents; or a combination of a slow speed handpiece (not to exceed 10,000 rpm) with attached rubber cup or bristle brush, and appropriate polishing agents. Before a Dental Assistant II can utilize a slow speed handpiece with rubber cup or bristle brush attachment, a formal educational course in coronal polishing consisting of at least 7 hours shall be completed. A polishing procedure shall in no way be represented to the patient as a prophylaxis and no specific charge shall be made for such unless the dentist has performed an evaluation for calculus, deposits, or accretions and a dentist or dental hygienist has removed any substances detected
• Dental/Oral Surgery Assisting as needed
• Chairside OR dentistry
• Extractions, dental implants, cleanings, X-Rays, sterile procedures, suction, lights, dental equipment, and anesthesia

Benefits

• full beneifts
• Total Rewards (pay + benefits) to honor their service, support their health, manage their financial security, build their career, and thrive.
• Employees who meet federal requirements may be eligible to have remaining student loan balances forgiven after 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time at MAHEC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree