EFDA Dental Assistant

HealthNet•Indianapolis, IN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Speedway Health & Dental Center is seeking an Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) to join their team. In this role, you will perform placement and finishing of dental restorations such as fillings, sealants, and temporary crowns and bridges. You will prepare the operatory, escort patients, assist during clinical care, perform coronal polishing and fluoride application, take x-rays, review health history, and perform dental lab functions. You will also be responsible for airway management and observing patient status during anesthesia/sedation procedures, as well as maintaining patient records. This is a full-time position with specific working hours from Monday to Friday.

Requirements

High School Diploma.
Completion of radiology course or accredited dental assisting program.
Maintain a DANB certification.
X-ray certification.
CPR/BLS certification.
1-2 years of experience or formal training as a dental assistant.
Ability to work with medically, physically, and/or mentally compromised patients.
Strong organizational skills.
Effective customer service and communication skills.
Appreciation and understanding of diversity and multicultural environment.
Flexible availability, highly subject to travel and assist other Health Center Locations.
Reliable transportation required.
Ability to experience repeated and prolonged standing, walking, sitting, bending and squatting is required.
Ability to lift, push, and or pull equipment, light to moderately heavy weight is required.
Able to be involved in degrees of prolonged standing, walking, sitting, bending, squatting, and stooping; as well as abilities of repeated bending, stooping and squatting.
Able to lift, push, and/or pull equipment, light to moderately heavy weight up to 20-30 pounds is a necessary function of this position.
Must be able to position and move patients following safety standards.
Able to perform duties during periods of varied and/or prolonged work hours.
Must have good eyesight with or without correction (20/30).
Must be able to read, write, hear, and communicate effectively in the English language by both orally and written.

Nice To Haves

Coronal Polishing certification
Bilingual in Spanish
Detailed knowledge of different instruments, and knowledge of material requirements for each procedure.

Responsibilities

Placement and finishing of dental restorations such as fillings, sealants, and temporary crowns and bridges.
Prepare the operatory and/or operating room work area with appropriate set up for treatment as planned by the dentist.
Escort patients to designated clinical area, completes intake assessment, and assists during clinical care as directed; including the use of Expanded Function task.
Perform placement and finishing of dental restorations, coronal polishing and/or application of fluoride.
Observe, document, and communicate patient conditions with providers for initial patient assessment.
Taking x-rays and reviewing the patient's health history.
Perform dental lab functions as assigned.
Perform airway management and observe patient physiological status during anesthesia/sedation procedures as directed by dentist.
Accurately complete and assist dentist in maintaining chart for patient records.