Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

The James J. Peters VA Medical Center is looking to recruit for a Dental Assistant for Dental service. The position entails a wide range of intra-oral dental procedures and provides chair-side assistance in the clinic and operating room setting. This is an open continuous announcement until December 31, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 29, 2025. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred on a bi-weekly basis.

Responsibilities include assisting with, performing, and educating patients regarding intra-oral procedures associated with various phases of restorative, periodontal, endodontic, and oral surgery procedures. Some major duties include :

• Maintaining dental equipment in a clean and operative condition.
• Maintaining supply levels and informing the supervisor when supplies are low.
• Providing 4-handed dentistry that includes patient seating, draping, retraction, suction, and passing of instruments.
• Supporting and following all infectious disease policies including proper management of Reusable Medical Equipment (RME).
• Providing patient education, including preventive dental care and pre-and post-operative instruction.
• Explaining elementary rationale for prescribed dental treatments.
• Taking preliminary medical histories and vital signs to be reviewed by the dentist.
• Recording information related to the medical and dental history as relayed to the dentist or patient.
• Making appointments and handling telephone.
• Taking impressions for study casts, diagnostic casts, or occlusal guards.
• Being responsible for more than one dentist when required by the clinic.
• Maintaining current required training.
• Performing other dental supportive services authorized by the licensed dentist while the Registered Dental Assistant is under the direct personal supervision of the licensed dentist.
• Taking responsibility for Dental Unit Waterline disinfection.

Additional duties include :

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional include :

Requirements include :

Qualifications include :