Radiology Dental Assistant II

Tufts University•Boston, MA

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) offers one of the most forward-looking educational environments in dental medicine in the country. Since its founding in 1868, TUSDM has been committed to leadership in education, patient care, research, and community service. Students obtain an interdisciplinary education, integrated with medicine, with access to training in dental specialties. Clinics managed at TUSDM provide quality comprehensive care to more than 20,000 individuals annually. Nationally and internationally, the school promotes health and educational programs and researches new procedures, materials, and technologies to improve oral health.

Requirements

Vocational/Technical diploma or Associate's Degree.
3-5 years’ job related experience.
MA Dental Assistant License.
Radiology Certification.

Responsibilities

Taking intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs, consisting of peri-apical, bitewings, panoramic, cephalometric radiography, CT scans and cone-beam computed tomography.
Taking full surveys and panoramic x-rays for new patients in the undergraduate clinic as well as CT scans, cephalometric x-rays and any digital x-rays requested from Post Graduate clinics.
Reviewing patient records to ensure medical history is completed and cleared, financial consent has been signed and financial obligations have been met prior to taking prescribed x-rays.
Working closely with students teaching digital radiology and demonstrating basic use of dental software, Axium and MiPacs (x-ray viewing software).
Independently reviewing clarity and preciseness and approving radiographic images taken by pre-doctoral clinic students.
Approving and completing radiograph treatment plans for new patients at the end of each session.
Working closely one on one with the licensee examiners importing radiographs on the computer for the students licensing boards.
Reviewing digital radiographs, enhancing them for clarity, and monitoring the candidate closely while they are saving the digital x-rays ensuring they are meeting NERB and WREB licensing board standards.
Delivering and maintaining x-ray monitoring badges to faculty and staff every 3 months.
Facilitating and recording attendance for ICE and OMFR session running September through April and summer sessions.
Advising faculty and the pre-doctoral clinic students on how to comply with infection control, and overseeing the setup of Rinn kits on the manikin.
Creating new patient records for patients that request CT scans copied onto a CD.
Other duties as assigned.