Registered Dental Assistant
About The Position
This position will encompass several areas of activity, with the major component devoted to patient care and clinical support for Lyon College School of Dental Medicine (LCSDM) patient care clinics, working alongside student and faculty doctors in an educational clinic environment, supporting student doctors’ educational clinical journey, and supporting the LCSDM activities required to deliver quality patient care. Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting dental students and faculty in the simulation clinic and live patient clinics, managing dispensary and sterilization activities, utilizing various software systems for lab tracking, sterile processing, and inventory tracking, and working with administration and business offices to ensure efficient patient care.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED
- Must have completed a dental assistant training program and possess current Arkansas Registered Dental Assistant License
- Must be able to work within the supervision requirements of the state dental practice act
Nice To Haves
- Expanded Function Permit preferred
- Minimum of five years clinical experience is preferred
Responsibilities
- organize and assist dentists, dental students, dental hygienists, and residents in the delivery of dental procedures in LCSDM operating rooms.
- guide patients through dental processes prior to treatment, educate patients in oral hygiene instruction, and provide postoperative instructions.
- Sterile Processing
- Administrative Support
- Inventory, Dispensary, and Clinic Maintenance
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned including but not limited to: support Compliance Officer in maintenance and logging, committee participation, support to School’s leadership team, and special event involvement.
Benefits
- medical benefit
- dental benefit
- vision benefit
- voluntary benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution and match
- employer paid life insurance
- employer paid long-term disability coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
