Dental Assistant - Haskell - IHS

MCSG Technologies • Lawrence, KS

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About The Position

Dental Assistant services in accordance with Haskell Indian Health Center policies and procedures and within scope of licensure.

Requirements

• Background check required.
• SECURITY CLEARANCE: Public Trust

Responsibilities

• Obtain and record vital signs and screening data in electronic dental and health records.
• Triage emergency dental patients.
• Takes preliminary impressions for study models, removes sutures, places surgical gauze following extraction, places and removes rubber dam.
• Take both intraoral and extra oral (panoramic) digital radiographs.
• Obtain diagnostic quality images taking appropriate additional exposures as needed.
• Chair side assistant, primarily assisting in general dentistry.
• Assist as needed in more complex specialized dental procedures such as oral surgery, prosthetics, operative, and endodontics.
• Prepare dental instruments and materials prior to procedures.
• Evacuate blood and secretions from oral cavity during procedures.
• Transfer instruments to provider during dental procedures.
• Clean and transport soiled instruments at the end of the procedure.
• Perform proper pre-sterilization cleaning, packaging of instruments and sterilization.
• Completes routine equipment and operatory maintenance.
• Cleans operatory and work surfaces between patients.
• Responsible for cleaning, sharpening, packaging, and sterilization procedures on all dental equipment and their proper storage when not in use.
• Under the direction of the staff dentist, contacts providers outside of the facility to coordinate patient care.
• Provides those aspects of dental prophylaxis requiring the use of a toothbrush and/or rubber cup for coronal polishing, removal of soft debris, and application of topical fluoride treatment.
• Replays to patients post treatment instructions as well as motivating and instructing patients in proper home care and disease prevention techniques.
• Keeps clinic well supplied and requisitions supplies as necessary.
• Direct patients or visitors.
• Refer callers to appropriate staff members.
• Write down pertinent patient or message information to give accurate messages to staff.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, parental leave, paid time off, holidays and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed