Dental Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Dental Certificate and X-ray Certification required
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record
• Knowledge of dental instruments, procedures, including sterilization and infection control
• Driving of company vehicle required; must have California or Arizona (as applicable) Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record
• Familiar with basic computer usage required for online training, patient record access and email
• Able to lift and carry 75 pounds due to moving equipment carts in and out of the van.

Nice To Haves

• Two years’ experience as a dental assistant or equivalent, preferred and desired, but willing to train.

Responsibilities

• Prepare clinical cart and supplies for the day’s schedule
• Drive to and from health care facilities in company vehicle
• Check in with Social Services upon arrival at facility
• Provide Check-in and Check-out forms
• Communicate and interact with facility staff as needed
• Verify patient identification prior to treatment
• Assist the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
• Ask about the patient’s medical history
• Take patient’s blood pressure and pulse at doctor’s request
• Implement infection control protocol, prepare and sterilize instruments and equipment
• Help patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment
• Explain instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as placement of a restoration (filling)
• Give oral hygiene instructions
• Maintain patient records accurately and with confidentiality
• Accurately and legibly complete Patient Summary and other reports as needed
• Order supplies as needed
• Load equipment, supplies, lab cases and charts into vehicle and transport to and from facilities
• Verify all equipment, instruments, and supplies are accounted for before exiting facility
• Maintain cleanliness, inventory levels, supplies, and necessary instruments in mobile carts and units are in neat and orderly fashion on daily basis
• Responsible for chart/record security while at facilities and during transit
• Handle and account for lab cases as needed
• Maintain and operate company vehicle in clean and safe manner according to company policies
• Participate in all training requirements of the company
• Only perform the duties permitted by the scope of your licensure as a Dental Assistant