Dental Assistant - Star Community Health Dental

St. Luke's University Health Network • Bethlehem, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dental Services Assistant provides clinical assistance to the dental staff with functions related to providing comprehensive patient treatment.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR/BLS certified required. If not CPR/BLS certified, must be certified within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• PA x-ray certification preferred.
• Certification from accredited Dental Assisting Program preferred.
• Minimum of one year hands-on dental assisting experience preferred
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in preparing the Clinic to receive patients.
• Assists the Dentist in all procedures, requiring four-handed dentistry, assists Dentist in recording patient date in the EMR system.
• Provides operatory equipment maintenance through proper cleaning, sterilization, and maintenance of all equipment and instruments.
• As necessary, maintains inventory and submits supply orders to Clinical Lead.
• Assists in the training of new dental assistant staff, regarding operations and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED