Dental Assistant Trainee

Marin Community Clinics•San Rafael, CA

1d•$23•Onsite

About The Position

Marin Community Clinics is offering a Dental Assisting Trainee Program. The accelerated program allows a Dental Assistant Trainee to receive on-the-job training, in addition to completing coursework on infection control, dental terminology, and radiology. The Dental Assistant Trainee supports MCC's Dental team at all times and focuses on delivering excellent customer service to MCC’s 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.