Dental Assistant

TCA Health • Chicago, IL

8h • Onsite

About The Position

The Dental Assistant will assist the Dentist in providing quality dental care of adult and pediatric patients in their general dentistry practice.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal/oral communication skills.
• Good typing and computer skills.
• Must carry a professional demeanor at all times.
• At least 1 year experience in a public health setting.
• Current CPR Certification required.

Nice To Haves

• Certificate of Dental Assistant from an accredited education institution.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Dentist with any dental procedures and ensures appropriate supplies and equipment are available to perform care.
• Responsible to set up and prepare dental treatment rooms.
• Process and sterilize dental instruments between patient visits.
• Make patients feel comfortable in dental chair.
• Ensures appropriate forms for documentation are included in dental records, and maintains confidentiality, security, filing and physical safety of dental records.
• Pull and files patient charts on a daily basis.
• Prepares new charts and maintains a predetermined organized dental record format.
• Order and take inventory of dental supplies.
• Autoclaves dental instruments and disinfects examination area as required by OSHA.
• Prepares materials for and restorations, expose radiographs and process dental x-ray films as directed by a dentist.
• Familiarity with digital x-rays.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program.
• Schedule and confirm appointments, comfortable answering telephone.
• Triaging dental emergencies.
• Comfortable with seeing children.

Benefits

• 401K Retirement Savings Plan and up to a 4% match
• Medical Insurance- employer pays 85% of single HMO rate
• Dental and Vision Insurance- employer pays 100% of single HMO rate
• Employer-Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability
• Nine (9) paid holidays per year

What This Job Offers

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