Registered Dental Assistant or Dental Assistant

Family HealthCare Network•Fresno, CA

3h•$26 - $31

About The Position

The Registered Dental Assistant is responsible for preparing patients for treatment and assisting the dentist with clinical procedures. The role supports patient flow, completes initial visit tasks, updates electronic health records, obtains vital signs and patient information, prepares treatment rooms, operates dental radiographic equipment, and assists with a range of dental treatments. It also provides patient comfort, education, and post-treatment instructions. The position includes supportive dental procedures under a dentist’s general supervision and, for Registered Dental Assistants, certain advanced duties as authorized by the supervising dentist. Additional work may include maintaining dental supplies and equipment, infection-control activities, logging and cleaning sterilization equipment and water lines, and communicating with patients and suppliers. The employee may also maintain and drive a mobile dental unit to designated locations, including after-hours or weekends, assist passengers, and maintain required vehicle records. Employees must follow attendance policies and may be assigned to any FHCN location based on business needs. Effective June 1, 2026, individuals hired into the role must meet the specified education, experience, and radiation safety course requirements. The stated hourly pay range is $25.76 to $30.91.

Requirements

Licensed as a Registered Dental Assistant in the state of California.
Effective June 1, 2026, proof of high school completion with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or GED completion with a minimum overall score of 162.5; qualifying proof of a higher-level degree and stronger GPA may be provided in lieu of the specified high-school or bachelor’s-degree GPA documentation.
Effective June 1, 2026, two years of experience or successful completion of a dental assistant externship with Family HealthCare Network.
Effective June 1, 2026, proof of completion of a Radiation Safety Course.
Work-related skills beyond high-school completion, including written and verbal communication, computational and computer, mathematical, and technical skills, and healthcare-related knowledge typically acquired through trade school, paraprofessional, or certificate-type training.
Ability to prepare complex Microsoft Word documents, including tables, charts, graphs, and other elements.
Ability to use Microsoft Excel to review and compile data using formulas, functions, lookup tables, and other standard spreadsheet features.
Ability to create basic Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
Ability to compile information into effective written correspondence, reports, articles, or other documentation and convey technical information to non-technical audiences.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including regularly standing or walking and repetitive hand movements for typing and grasping; frequently bending, twisting, squatting, climbing, kneeling, reaching, and moving items up to 20 pounds.
Ability to work at any FHCN location based on business needs; if assigned to the mobile unit, ability to drive it and assist passengers.

Nice To Haves

A coronal polish certificate is recommended.

Responsibilities

Support and monitor patient flow in the back office, including reviewing upcoming appointments, distributing patients among providers, communicating wait times, and helping with front-office workflows and appointment scheduling.
Greet patients, escort them to the operatory, obtain vital signs and patient data, review and update health records, document in the electronic health record, and ensure consent forms are completed.
Operate dental radiographic equipment for oral radiography and disinfect and prepare operatories, trays, and dental instruments for treatment.
Sterilize instruments and assist dentists with charting and restorative, prosthodontic, endodontic, oral surgery, periodontal, and pediatric dental procedures.
Help patients feel comfortable, provide post-treatment oral-care instructions and oral-health education, and explain dental procedures when patients have questions.
Perform supportive procedures, including taking impressions, applying topical agents and fluoride, removing post-extraction or periodontal dressings, placing and removing rubber dams, and placing wedges and removing matrices.
When authorized and under the applicable supervision, perform advanced duties such as inspecting and charting oral conditions, placing temporary dressings, drying previously opened canals, testing pulp vitality, placing bases and liners, sizing and fabricating temporary crowns, temporary cementation, coronal polishing, and applying sealants after completing the required course.
Use caries detection devices and materials to gather information for the dentist’s diagnosis.
Communicate with patients and suppliers, schedule appointments, order supplies, and coordinate equipment repairs.
Prepare and stock operatories, monitor supplies, discard biohazard waste and sharps, test and clean sterilization equipment, clean dental-unit water lines, and maintain accurate and timely logs.
If assigned to the mobile dental unit, clean and restock it, empty its septic tank, refuel and drive the vehicle to designated locations, maintain vehicle and DMV records, assist passengers, and report safety, maintenance, or hazard issues.
Attend work and required paid workshops, training, or events in accordance with the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
Work at any FHCN location as directed based on business needs and perform other duties as assigned.