Dental Assistant - Bertie CI

State of North Carolina•218 Cooper Hill Road Bertie, NC

1d•$35,770 - $53,654•Onsite

About The Position

Position is a Dental Assistant located at Bertie Correctional Institution located in Windsor, NC, which houses approximately 1,500 male offenders. The Dental Assistant will render technical assistance to dentists in the care of dental patients. Position provides primary clinical support for patient care by performing dental assisting duties in a variety of clinical settings. Duties performed include: maintaining inventories of supplies and equipment, cleaning and sterilizing instruments, preparing and arranging instrument trays for clinical use, explaining procedures and providing support to patients, passing instruments to the dentist during procedures, preparing impression and filling materials, operating oral evacuation equipment, retractors, and water/air sprays, monitoring the patient’s behavior and vital signs as requested by the dentist, completing patient records and charts, billings, and reappointments, clearing and cleaning the operatory and instruments, taking routine x-rays and photographs, and instructing patient, family, and/or health care staff in basic oral hygiene. Positions in this class may have some responsibility for orienting dental and dental assistant students in the utilization of dental assistants in office management, patient relations, and routine chair-side procedures. May require travel to other NCDAC facilities if necessary to support Dental Health Services

Requirements

Completion of a dental assistant program from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of on-the-job training as a dental assistant and required x-ray training when needed; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Meets requirements to take dental radiographs in North Carolina.

Nice To Haves

Proven knowledge of dental equipment, instruments, and procedures
Proven knowledge of dental office business procedures
Proven knowledge of preparation methods and dental materials
Demonstrated ability to maintain records, inventories, and patient histories
Demonstrated ability to deal tactfully with patients

Responsibilities

Render technical assistance to dentists in the care of dental patients.
Provide primary clinical support for patient care by performing dental assisting duties in a variety of clinical settings.
Maintain inventories of supplies and equipment.
Clean and sterilize instruments.
Prepare and arrange instrument trays for clinical use.
Explain procedures and provide support to patients.
Pass instruments to the dentist during procedures.
Prepare impression and filling materials.
Operate oral evacuation equipment, retractors, and water/air sprays.
Monitor the patient’s behavior and vital signs as requested by the dentist.
Complete patient records and charts, billings, and reappointments.
Clear and clean the operatory and instruments.
Take routine x-rays and photographs.
Instruct patient, family, and/or health care staff in basic oral hygiene.
Orient dental and dental assistant students in the utilization of dental assistants in office management, patient relations, and routine chair-side procedures.
Travel to other NCDAC facilities if necessary to support Dental Health Services.