Dental Assistant-Foothills Correctional Institution
About The Position
This position is located at Foothills Correctional Institution in Burke County, North Carolina. Foothills Correctional Institution is a closed custody facility. This is skilled work in rendering technical assistance to dentists in the care of dental patients. Positions provide 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 dental 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 typically 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. Work may include supervision of other dental assistants.
Requirements
- Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.
- Applicants must pass a background check to be eligible for this job.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Documented experience in the utilization of dental instruments, procedures, and equipment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of preparation methods and dental materials
- Documented experience in maintaining dental records.
Responsibilities
- 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 dental 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
- instructing patient, family, and/or health care staff in basic oral hygiene
- orienting dental and dental assistant students in the utilization of dental assistants in office management, patient relations, and routine chair-side procedures
- supervision of other dental assistants
Benefits
- Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis).
- Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.
- In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
