Job Description
Job Description
NEEDED : Dental Assistant
LOCATION : 805 Fox Hollow Road, Manchester, Kentucky 40962
SCHEDULE : 7 : 30 AM – 3 : 00 PM, Monday - Friday
QUALIFICATIONS :
- Shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and / or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.
- Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
- Shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
- Bilingual oral communication skills are desirable.
JOB DUTIES : Responsible for provision of the services listed :
Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections : restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.Retrieve patient’s records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patients for attending Dental OfficerAssists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medicationsPasses instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspiratorObserves patient’s responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental ClinicGives instructions for subsequent dental appointmentsMakes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records)Prepares dental treatment room for the next patientAssists in the treatment of emergency cases.Provides dental health educationDental prophylaxisDental screening examinationPreparation of patients for periodontal surgeryDental and periodontal chartingPrepares places, and removes packsPlaces temporary fillingsPlaces and removes rubber damsMaintains dental equipmentCleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instrumentsPerforms daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairsReports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective actionPerforms routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teethUses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic servicesPrepares entries for patient’s recordsSelects and applies medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of teeth Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healingFabricates and repairs dental prosthesis and appliances under supervisionPerforms procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis and removable partial prosthesisUses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materialsTakes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic, panelipse, cephalometric, and transcranial equipmentObtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic radiographsCorrectly positions patient and filmDetermines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patientsProcesses and saves digital radiographs to patient medical recordsPerforms quality assurances on radiographic and developing equipment and safelightMaintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniquesSterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinicPlaces and finishes dental restorations, including bases and linersMake primary impressions and pours castsSelects tooth shade for composite restorations and denturesBENEFITS : Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contributions.