Dental Back Office - Registered Dental Assistant

Unicare Community Health Center Inc, Recruiter • Colton, CA

93d

About The Position

Dental assistants work under the supervision of dentists and are responsible for a wide range of tasks in the dental office, ranging from patient care to administrative duties to laboratory functions. The dental assistant position is flexible and varied in the dental office and requires a diverse set of skills: clinical, clerical, interpersonal, and technological.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a dental assistant program plus one year of experience.
• Successful completion of a radiation safety course and CPR certification required.
• Requires a comprehensive knowledge in dental assisting.
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of modern dentistry as related to public health organizations and community health programs.
• Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team.
• Possess personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission.
• Flexible and able to multitask; can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions; demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities.
• Must be able to read, write English and Spanish.
• Must have the capability to perform basic mathematical skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Verbal - Must be understood and be able to articulate in interactions with patients, staff and other medical providers.
• Auditory - Must be able to hear in interactions with patients, patients' families, staff and other medical providers.
• Visual - Must be able to see with clarity at a distance of 20 inches to see patient documents, office documents and computer.

Responsibilities

• Chair-side Assisting: Assists the dentist in providing dental treatment
• Prepare and maintain dental instruments, supplies and equipment
• Collect and record patient health histories
• Take and record patient vital signs
• Patient management during dental procedures
• Instrument transfer
• Dental procedure isolation techniques
• Preparation of dental materials, cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc.
• Dental charting
• Prevention and management of dental medical emergencies
• Inventory control and management
• Taking dental x-rays
• Applying topical fluoride treatments
• Placing topical medications
• Managing the dental office infection control plan to meet OSHA, CDC and ADA standards
• Instrument cleaning, sterilization/disinfection, and re-circulation
• Dental treatment room disinfection
• Pouring impressions to make stone and plaster models
• Model trimming
• Fabricating mouth guards, bleaching trays, fluoride trays, and custom impression trays.
• Delivering patient personal oral care instructions
• Explaining the treatment plan that the dentist has decided upon
• Delivering community dental health presentations
• Planning and setting-up health fair booths
• Scheduling and confirming appointments
• Handling patient reception
• Managing patient records
• Managing business records
• Following accounting/bookkeeping procedures
• Processing patient insurance
• Preparing written business communications
• Handling marketing for the dental department
• Assisting patients with filling out forms and other services they may need
• Interpreting for patients, providers, and staff as needed
• Maintaining full and productive schedules for dental providers
• Traveling to other locations as needed
• Participating in meetings and training sessions
• Working collaboratively with other departments
• Use of Electronic Health Records to deliver care.

Benefits

• Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
• Pushing and pulling objects up to 25 lbs.
• Frequent wrist, hand and finger dexterity to perform fine motor function without tremor.
• Full range of body motion including twisting body, pushing, pulling
• Position requires light to moderate work with 25 lb., and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lb.
• Moderate to high noise level exists
• While performing the duties of this job, the position requires reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.
• For Outside Screenings and/or Health Fairs - Rare exposure to outside conditions such as rain, heat, extreme heat, cold, or humidity will occur if performing duties outside of the building.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees