Dental Assistant

Chenega Corporation•Lawton, OK

16d•Onsite

About The Position

Chenega Government Mission Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is seeking a Dental Assistant to support Lawton Indian Hospital. This is a full-time, onsite position in Lawton, Oklahoma, scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Chief Dental Officer may adjust shift hours based on workload, up to eight hours per day or 40 hours per week. Federal holiday work is not required. Based on staff shortages, the Dental Assistant may be assigned to work at the Anadarko Indian Health Center during regular work hours, using an IHS vehicle. The role supports dental care by assisting providers with general dentistry and, as needed, specialized procedures. Duties also include patient screening and communication, digital radiography, instrument and operatory preparation and maintenance, sterilization, and assigned preventive dental treatments. The company describes an employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, teamwork, performance recognition, and promotion opportunities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 1 year of direct-practice dental assisting experience.
Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to work onsite in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Knowledge of instruments, materials, and procedures used in restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic, and periodontal treatment.
Knowledge of dental anatomy and ability to properly expose and mount diagnostic radiographs.
Ability to explain post-operative instructions, disease-prevention techniques, and home-care instructions to patients.
Knowledge of steps and techniques for placing dental sealants.
Knowledge and skill in tooth-isolation techniques needed to maintain a dry field for placement of restorations and sealants.
Knowledge of sterilization techniques.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Obtain and record vital signs and screening data in electronic dental and health records.
Triage emergency dental patients.
Take intraoral and extraoral (panoramic) digital radiographs and obtain diagnostic-quality images, taking additional exposures as needed.
Assist chairside, primarily in general dentistry, and assist as needed with specialized procedures including oral surgery, prosthetics, operative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, and pedodontics.
Prepare dental instruments and materials before procedures, evacuate blood and secretions from the oral cavity, and transfer instruments to the provider during procedures.
Clean and transport soiled instruments; perform pre-sterilization cleaning, package instruments, and sterilize them.
Perform routine equipment and operatory maintenance and clean the operatory and work surfaces between patients.
Provide routine rubber-cup prophylaxis and apply topical fluoride treatment as assigned by the dentist.
Relay post-operative instructions, disease-prevention techniques, and home-care instructions to patients.
Place pit and fissure sealants as prescribed by the dentist.
Direct patients or visitors, refer callers to appropriate staff, and record pertinent patient or message information for accurate delivery.
Perform pediatric dental assistant duties.