Dental Assistant

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

16d • Onsite

About The Position

The Oral Surgery Dental Assistant will primarily support the Oral Surgeons in a clinical practice setting preparing patients for future appointments, tests, procedures, and surgeries, while providing quality patient care and utilizing specialized knowledge and skills to care for dental, medical and surgical patients. Will have the responsibility of efficiently providing quality radiographs, intraoral scans, monitor patient under sedation in the outpatient procedures practice and coordinate care under the surgeon's direction to accomplish optimal results for the patient. Requires excellent interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize, and good follow-through on delegated responsibilities.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Dental Assistant or Dental Hygienist program.
• Successful completion of Minnesota Board of Dentistry-approved Nitrous Oxide training.
• Hold Minnesota registration/licensure as LDA or RDH.
• Current in Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Within 6 months of start date, must complete training in the monitoring of sedation patients.
• Within 6 months of start date, must successfully complete Mayo’s competency verification.

Responsibilities

• Support Oral Surgeons in a clinical practice setting.
• Prepare patients for appointments, tests, procedures, and surgeries.
• Provide quality patient care.
• Utilize specialized knowledge and skills to care for dental, medical, and surgical patients.
• Efficiently provide quality radiographs.
• Perform intraoral scans.
• Monitor patients under sedation in the outpatient procedures practice.
• Coordinate care under the surgeon's direction to accomplish optimal results for the patient.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree