Dental Assistant Trainee
About The Position
Marin Community Clinics, founded in 1972, is a multi-clinic network providing integrated primary care, dental, behavioral, specialty, and referral services. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), they serve nearly 40,000 individuals annually in Marin County and have received national awards from HRSA. Their mission is to promote health and wellness through excellent, compassionate care for all. This role is part of an accelerated Dental Assisting Trainee Program that includes on-the-job training and coursework in infection control, dental terminology, and radiology. The trainee will support the Dental team and focus on delivering excellent customer service to patients.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Ability to work in a fast paced Community Health Clinic environment.
- Ability to multitask and follow directions.
- Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and written in English.
- Must be able to remain focused at all time to properly support Dental Providers.
- Must have legible handwriting for notations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work with children of all ages
Nice To Haves
- Experience with EPIC Electronic Health Records preferred.
- Bilingual skills (any language) a plus.
Responsibilities
- Successfully complete coursework in Dental Terminology, Infection Control, and Radiology.
- Successful completion of Sterilization and Dental Assisting skills checklist.
- Assists the dentist during dental treatment using four-handed dentistry.
- Greets and welcomes patients and visitors to practice with excellent customer services.
- Escorts patients to treatment room, seats patients and has proper set-up for procedure ready.
- Informs Dentists when patient is ready for treatment.
- Checks lab daily for necessary equipment to treat patients.
- Checks operatory for necessary armaments for patient visits and prepares next day supplies.
- Monitors supplies inventory and requests supplies as needed and stock treatment rooms at all times.
- Complies with all OSHA requirements, Dental Board, infection control practices and MCC policies.
- Prepares dental units for Dentists, stocks units, and ensures that units are clean at all times.
- Oversees cleanliness of treatment room according to sterilization procedures.
- Disinfects treatment rooms according to OSHA regulations and infection control practices.
- Sterilizes all instruments and headpieces according to OSHA regulations and sterilization procedure.
- Organizes trays, instruments and treatment room drawers at all times.
- Follows office sterilization procedures and completes logs as required.
- Uses appropriate electronic charting techniques for maintaining and updating dental records.
- Sees that patients’ records are stored securely per HIPPA guidelines.
- Assists in the administration of the recall system.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Affordable health insurance
- Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Educational and Continuing Education Benefits
- Student Loan Repayment and Loan Forgiveness
- Retirement Plan
- Group Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short term and Long Term Disability benefits
- Professional Fee Reimbursement
- Mileage and Cell Phone Reimbursement
- Scrubs Reimbursement
- Loupes Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Paid Holidays
- Personal Days of Celebration
- Paid time off
- Extended Illness Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
