Registered Dental Assistant

PDS Health•Orlando, FL

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About The Position

Dentists of Vista is hiring a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) to perform patient care, office, and laboratory duties. The primary role is to assist the dentist in helping patients commit to the best possible treatment with urgency. This includes using x-ray time to promote the dentist’s qualities, learning patients’ expectations and educating them with intra-oral pictures, providing effective and anticipatory chair-side support, and supporting the dentist’s diagnosis when patients ask questions. The RDA must follow procedures for compliance with state and federal safety regulations, infection control, and permitted duties. The RDA helps create a positive patient experience by keeping patients focused on optimal treatment while addressing their individual needs and concerns. The role involves preparing patients for treatment, maintaining a clean, sterile, and welcoming environment, assisting doctors in providing efficient, quality dental treatment, taking x-rays and intra-oral pictures at the dentist’s direction, and instructing patients on postoperative and general oral health care. The RDA also sterilizes and disinfects instruments, equipment, and operatories in accordance with American Dental Association guidelines and complies with applicable regulations and policies.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or equivalent, and state-mandated training courses for certification, licensure, or registration.
Certifications, licenses, or registrations mandated by the applicable state, such as coronal polish, radiograph exposure, ultrasonic scaling for orthodontic procedures, or pit and fissure sealant application.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or one-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Assist the dentist as necessary to help patients commit to the best possible treatment with urgency.
Participate in the Perfect Patient Experience by keeping patients focused on optimal treatment and attending to their individual needs and concerns.
Maintain a clean, sterile, and cheerful environment where patients feel comfortable.
Prepare patients for treatment and assist doctors in providing efficient, quality dental treatment.
Complete x-rays and intra-oral pictures of patients at the dentist’s direction, as appropriate.
Instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care at the dentist’s direction.
Sterilize and disinfect instruments, equipment, and operatories in accordance with American Dental Association guidelines.
Maintain compliance with applicable state, federal, and other regulations and policies, including OSHA, WC, Dental Board, HIPAA, ADA, DOL, and HR policies and practices.