Dental Assistant- Part-time

Western North Carolina Community Health Services•Asheville, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) provides patient centered, team-based primary care to residents of Western North Carolina. We are committed to caring for our patients with purpose and integrity and providing our team members with the support they need. We are seeking a part-time Dental Assistant to join our team. The position is for 27 hours weekly: 3 weekdays for 9 hours per day. The Dental Assistant will be based at our Minnie Jones Health Center (MJHC) located at 257 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. The ideal candidate will have dental assisting experience with x-ray certification; fluent in Spanish, Russian and/or Ukrainian highly preferred, but not required. We are open to the full range of candidates: on the job training, trained but not certified, experienced and certified.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Six months of Dental Assisting experience
X-ray certification, required
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records, and spreadsheets.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Fluent in Spanish, Russian and/or Ukrainian
Expert knowledge of medical office operations, preferred
Familiarity with role of FQHCs in the community, preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare the operatories for delivery of dental treatment.
Assist the dentist with all dental procedures (this includes but is not limited to taking alginate impressions, suctioning patients during procedures, handing instruments and supplies to the dentist, constructing, and cementing temporary crowns, packing gingival retraction cord, etc.).
Take dental and medical history and perform accurate dental charting.
Take and develop dental radiographs of diagnostic quality.
Pour and trim clinically acceptable models.
Disinfect and sterilize all instruments, equipment, and surfaces between patients.
Open and maintain patient files in good order.
Take and triage patient telephone calls.
Perform preventive maintenance procedures on equipment and instrumentation.
Maintain the dental supplies inventory.
Maintain a clean, orderly, and aseptic clinical environment.
Maintain log of ordered dental prosthetics.
Participate in quality management activities.
Occasionally, the supervisor may assign other appropriate duties and responsibilities.
Provide patients with instruction for oral care following dental treatments.