Dental Assistant

Chenega Government Mission Solutions•Lawton, OK

16d•$21 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Chenega Government Mission Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services company, is seeking a Dental Assistant to support Lawton Indian Hospital. This is a full-time, onsite position in Lawton, Oklahoma, working Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Chief Dental Officer may adjust shift hours according to workload, not exceeding eight hours per day or 40 hours per week. Federal holiday work is not required. During regular work hours, the Dental Assistant may also be assigned to the Anadarko Indian Health Center to address staff shortages, using an IHS vehicle. The role supports general dentistry and, as needed, specialized procedures. Duties include recording patient screening information, taking digital radiographs, preparing and sterilizing instruments, assisting chairside, maintaining operatories and equipment, providing assigned preventive treatments, and communicating patient instructions. The posting also lists pediatric dental assistant duties but does not specify them.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one year of direct-practice dental assisting experience.
Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to work onsite in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Knowledge of instruments, materials, and procedures used in restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic, and periodontal treatment.
Knowledge of dental anatomy and ability to properly expose and mount diagnostic radiographs.
Ability to explain post-operative instructions, disease-prevention techniques, and home-care instructions to patients.
Knowledge of the steps and techniques required to place dental sealants.
Knowledge and skill in tooth-isolation techniques to maintain a dry field for restorations and sealants.
Knowledge of sterilization techniques.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Obtain and record vital signs and screening data in electronic dental and health records.
Triage emergency dental patients.
Take intraoral and extraoral (panoramic) digital radiographs, obtaining diagnostic-quality images and additional exposures as needed.
Assist chairside, primarily in general dentistry and, as needed, in oral surgery, prosthetics, operative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, and pedodontics.
Prepare dental instruments and materials before procedures; evacuate blood and secretions from the oral cavity; and transfer instruments to the provider during procedures.
Clean and transport soiled instruments after procedures; perform pre-sterilization cleaning, package and sterilize instruments, and complete routine equipment and operatory maintenance.
Clean operatories and work surfaces between patients.
Provide routine rubber-cup prophylaxis and apply topical fluoride as assigned by the dentist.
Communicate post-operative instructions, disease-prevention techniques, and home-care instructions to patients.
Place pit and fissure sealants as prescribed by the dentist.
Direct patients or visitors, refer callers to appropriate staff, and record pertinent patient or message information to relay accurate messages.