Dental Assistant

Dental Views•San Bernardino, CA

About The Position

Dental Assistant Job Overview The Dental Assistant is responsible for a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and clean environment for providing quality dental care. These duties include, but are not limited to, assisting the doctors; communicating effectively with patients (or parents if the patient is a child); maintaining equipment and inventory; and following universal precautions, OSHA requirements, and dental board auxiliaries' regulations.

Requirements

Knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA Compliance Standards required
Valid California Registered Dental Assistant license
Current Radiographic Certification required
CPR certification required
Infection Control certification required
Means to travel from one office to another, required as necessary
Vast knowledge of different types of dental procedures

Nice To Haves

Advanced knowledge and use of dental terminology preferred
Certification from an accredited Dental Assisting program preferred
At least 1 year of recent experience as a Registered Dental Assistant is preferred.
1 year of Dental Views experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Review charts daily to determine if everything has been documented and if the patient had all work done for which she/he was scheduled
Pack lab cases and send them out the same day
Check lab cases daily; ensure that patients are rescheduled when cases were expected but not received
Be available for filling in for back-office positions when the back is short of staff
Check to make sure rooms, equipment (including chair base), all clinical areas, etc. are cleaned daily
Clean, sterilize, and package dental instruments
Turn off all equipment nightly, including the vacuum, compressor, etc.
Attend and participate in staff meetings and team huddles
Other duties as assigned by the Office Manager, Regional Manager, and/or Dentists