DENTAL CARE ASSISTANT

Care Resource Community Health Centers, Inc.•Miami, FL

34d

About The Position

This role involves a combination of administrative and clinical duties within a dental care setting. The Dental Care Assistant will be responsible for patient check-in, updating patient records, preparing patients for procedures, assisting dental clinicians, maintaining sterilization and cleanliness of equipment and work areas, and taking diagnostic x-rays. Additionally, the role includes quality assurance tasks such as ensuring compliance with HIPAA, reviewing patient records, and assisting with staff training.

Requirements

Updating patients’ demographic in Health Center’s data systems (i.e. NexGen/Provide Enterprise)
Documents maintenance repairs of all dental equipment when presented.
Responsible to take develop and mounting dental diagnostic x-rays.
Records patients’ treatment plan / information on agency’s data system (i.e. NexGen/Provide Enterprise).
Records patient’s medical and dental history in agency’s data systems (i.e. NexGen/Provide Enterprise).
Ensures that medical operations fully comply with Agency and HIPAA requirements.
Ensures that online training is current as required (UltiPro and other training).

Nice To Haves

Assists patients in completion of medical and dental intake documentation.
Assists in coordinating oral health services.
Assists Dental Clinicians on dental procedures as required.
Assists dentist with patient education including pre and post-treatment indications.
Assists dentist in management of medical and dental emergencies.
Assists supervisor in the training of new staff (peers).
Participates in agency developmental activities as requested.

Responsibilities

Routes patients to the appropriate areas within the agency for services.
Checks-in patients for dental visits.
Updates patients’ demographic in Health Center’s data systems (i.e. NexGen/Provide Enterprise).
Assists patients in completion of medical and dental intake documentation.
Conducts and documents inventory of equipment and supplies on a monthly basis.
Documents maintenance repairs of all dental equipment when presented.
Assists in coordinating oral health services.
Prepares patients for dental visits and/or procedures.
Assists Dental Clinicians on dental procedures as required.
Sterilizes and disinfects instruments and work areas after each procedure.
Responsible for the setup and for preparing instrument trays/materials prior to procedures.
Responsible to take develop and mounting dental diagnostic x-rays.
Records patients’ treatment plan / information on agency’s data system (i.e. NexGen/Provide Enterprise).
Records patient’s medical and dental history in agency’s data systems (i.e. NexGen/Provide Enterprise).
Takes and records patients’ vital signs at every visit.
Assists dentist with patient education including pre and post-treatment indications.
Assists dentist in management of medical and dental emergencies.
Provides patient education on proper oral hygiene care.
Makes preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
Sets-up and stock rooms (i.e. operatory, lab, and sterilization room) as required.
Maintains cleanliness of rooms and equipment following patient examinations and/or procedures.
Ensures that medical operations fully comply with Agency and HIPAA requirements.
Reviews patients’ records on a monthly basis for quality assurance compliance.
Ensures that online training is current as required (UltiPro and other training).
Assists supervisor in the training of new staff (peers).
Participates in agency developmental activities as requested.