Dental Assistant
About The Position
Remove sutures Apply topical fluorides and sealants Place and remove dental dams and matrix bands Fabricate and place interim restorations with temporary cement Remove temporary cement and interim restorations with hand instruments Observe patient during nitrous oxide analgesia as instructed by the dentist or licensed dental therapist Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances with hand instruments Remove periodontal dressings with hand instruments Perform coronal polishing procedures Prepare a patient for nitrous oxide analgesia administration upon the direct instruction and presence of a dentist or licensed dental therapist Place dental material into a patient’s mouth in response to a licensed dentist including dental sealant, temporary restorations and silver diamine fluoride. Cleanse the supragingival surface of the tooth in preparation for: The placement of bands, crowns, and restorations Dental dam application Acid etch procedures Removal of dressings and packs Take final digital impressions for any activating orthodontic appliance, fixed, or removable prothesis Collect and record information pertaining to extraoral conditions Collect and record information pertaining to existing intraoral conditions Train or instruct patients in oral hygiene techniques, preventive procedures, dietary counseling for caries and plaque control, and provide pre- and post-operative instructions relative to specific office treatment Ensures the dental office has the inventory needed and communicates the needs to the designated supply purchaser
Responsibilities
- Remove sutures
- Apply topical fluorides and sealants
- Place and remove dental dams and matrix bands
- Fabricate and place interim restorations with temporary cement
- Remove temporary cement and interim restorations with hand instruments
- Observe patient during nitrous oxide analgesia as instructed by the dentist or licensed dental therapist
- Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances with hand instruments
- Remove periodontal dressings with hand instruments
- Perform coronal polishing procedures
- Prepare a patient for nitrous oxide analgesia administration upon the direct instruction and presence of a dentist or licensed dental therapist
- Place dental material into a patient’s mouth in response to a licensed dentist including dental sealant, temporary restorations and silver diamine fluoride.
- Cleanse the supragingival surface of the tooth in preparation for: The placement of bands, crowns, and restorations, Dental dam application, Acid etch procedures, Removal of dressings and packs
- Take final digital impressions for any activating orthodontic appliance, fixed, or removable prothesis
- Collect and record information pertaining to extraoral conditions
- Collect and record information pertaining to existing intraoral conditions
- Train or instruct patients in oral hygiene techniques, preventive procedures, dietary counseling for caries and plaque control, and provide pre- and post-operative instructions relative to specific office treatment
- Ensures the dental office has the inventory needed and communicates the needs to the designated supply purchaser
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