Registered Dental Assistant

PDS Health•Nashville, TN

4d•$20 - $28

About The Position

Registered Dental Assistants 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, using effective and anticipatory chair-side skills, and supporting the dentist’s diagnosis when patients have questions. The RDA must follow procedures for compliance with state and federal safety regulations, infection control, and permitted duties. The position also involves contributing to a positive patient experience, preparing patients for treatment, assisting doctors, taking x-rays and intra-oral pictures at the dentist’s direction, providing postoperative and general oral health instructions, and sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, equipment, and operatories.

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.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or one-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Applicable additional credentials may include coronal polishing, radiograph exposure, ultrasonic scaling for orthodontic procedures, and pit and fissure sealant application.

Responsibilities

Assist the dentist as necessary to gain patients’ commitment to the best possible treatment with urgency.
Participate in the Perfect Patient Experience by keeping patients focused on optimal treatment while attending to their individual needs and concerns.
Maintain a clean, sterile, and cheerful environment; 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 state, federal, and other regulations and applicable policies, including OSHA, WC, Dental Board, HIPAA, ADA, and DOL requirements.