Dental Assistant - Expanded Functions

Aspen Dental•Newport, KY

18d•$17 - $20

About The Position

At Aspen Dental, the Expanded Functions Dental Assistant helps create lasting impressions and build trust and loyalty with patients. The role supports daily patient flow, assists doctors during treatment, prepares and breaks down operatories, and performs sterilization and equipment-maintenance procedures. It also includes patient charting, radiographs, oral-care education, laboratory-case management, intraoral scanning, impressions, bite registrations, temporary crowns, denture soft relines, and other expanded functions authorized by the employee’s certifications. The assistant may help train team members, manage supplies, maintain emergency equipment, and perform office tasks as needed. The position is full-time, with a listed pay range of $17–$20 per hour.

Requirements

Current dental assistant license, registration, or certification as required by the state.
Radiology (X-ray) certification as required by the state.
Current CPR or BLS certificate.
At least 2 years of experience as a dental assistant.
Proficiency in chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry.
Ability to demonstrate and instruct others in proper sterilization and infection-control techniques.
Maintain and update annual continuing education requirements specified by the state.
State certification in expanded functions as required by the state.

Responsibilities

Assist with directing the dental assistant office team throughout the day to maintain productive patient flow.
Assist doctors during a variety of treatment procedures.
Break down operatory rooms for doctors and hygienists.
Complete sterilization processes for equipment and operatories, and ensure staff are properly trained and compliant.
Follow maintenance schedules for waterlines, suction lines, autoclaves, and compressors.
Set up trays and operatories for procedures.
Support doctors with patient charting.
Train others on patient handoffs and monitor patient flow within the practice.
Follow OSHA regulations, Aspen safety requirements, and HIPAA guidelines.
Take dental radiographs (X-rays).
Provide patients with oral-care instructions following dental treatments and educate them on oral hygiene strategies.
Complete denture soft relines and manufacture temporary crowns.
Monitor and help manage laboratory cases.
Perform quality intraoral health scans of patients in under five minutes.
Explain and teach the clear aligner process.
Take impressions and bite registrations.
Perform additional expanded functions based on certification, such as coronal polishing and restorative functions.
Ensure emergency kits and oxygen tanks are maintained.
Order and maintain supplies in accordance with the practice budget.
Perform office tasks as necessary.