Registered Dental Assistant On-Call

Registered Dental Assistant On-Call

Oakland, CA

Dental /

On-Call /

On-site

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Asian Health Services, founded in 1974, provides health, social, and advocacy services for all regardless of income, insurance status, immigration status, language, or culture. Our approach to wellbeing focuses on whole patient health, which is why we provide more than primary care services, including mental health, case management, nutrition, and dental care to more than 50,000 patients in English and 15 languages : Korean, Lao, Burmese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mien, Karen, Mongolian, Karenni, Tagalog, Khmer, and Vietnamese. We offer medical, dental, and mental health services for all ages.

LOCATION : DENTAL (MAIN)

JOB SUMMARY

Under general supervision of the Dental Supervisor RDA-Clinic Coordinator, Dentist, or Chief Dental Officer performs all duties of a Dental Assistant including assistance to the dentist and dental hygienist during a variety of treatment procedures, and other functions as legally allowed in the state of California.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

All duties of a Dental Assistant including the ones listed below :

Setting up

Helping patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment

Asking about or verifying when necessary a patients medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse

Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)

Chairside assisting

Providing patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures

Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (like tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling

Serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment, and the patients area

Keeping operatories stocked and sterile

Maintaining dental equipment

Taking impressions of patient's teeth for study casts (models of teeth).

May apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents

May remove post-extraction and periodontal dressings

May place and remove elastic orthodontic separators

May hold anterior matrices

May remove sutures

May apply topical fluoride after scaling and polishing by the Dentist, Hygienist, or Dental Supervisor RDA-Clinic Coordinator

May place and remove rubber dams

Other dental or chairside duties assigned by the supervisor.

Under general supervision, a Registered Dental Assistant may perform :

Mouth mirror inspecting oral cavity to include charting of obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth

Placement and removal of temporary sedative dressings

Under direct supervision, a Registered Dental Assistant may perform the following procedures :

Obtain endodontic cultures

Dry canals previously opened by the Supervising Dentist, with absorbent points

Test pulp vitality

Place bases and liners on sound dentin

Remove excess cement from gingival surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument or fluoride

Size stainless steel crowns, temporary crowns, and bands

Temporary cementations and removal of orthodontics bands

Placements of orthodontic separators

Placements and litigations of archwires

Placement of post-extraction and periodontal dressings

Coronal polishings if certified

Removal of excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth using an ultrasonic scaler

OTHER DUTIES

Observe professional and ethical standards of the job.

Follow clinic protocols.

Comply with OSHA regulations.

Comply with AHS health and safety rules and procedures.

Comply with Human Resources requirements such as attending periodic in-service training, meeting annual health exam requirements, submitting proof of CME and license renewals, etc.

Assist in providing orientation to new employees including newly-employed front desk assistants, Dental Assistants, Registered Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienist, Dentists, etc.

Be willing to assist in other tasks as requested when appropriate and time allows.

Attend regular department meetings and organization-wide staff meetings.

Promote teamwork and a positive work environment in the department.

Participates in agency-wide quality improvement program processes and performance improvement teams to ensure excellence in the quality of services provided across the agency.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Must show proof of high school diploma

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of one year paid professional dental assisting work experience

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

Valid Registered Dental Assistant California License

CDA for Supervising Dental Assistant

Passage of Radiation Health and Safety examination

Passage of Infection Control examination

Current coronal polishing certificate

Current CPR card

Valid X-ray certificate

$33.45 - $36.51 a year

On-call employees do not qualify for company benefits.

BENEFITS :

Medical, Dental, Vision premiums 100% paid by AHS

12 Vacation Days

12 Sick Days

12 Holidays and 3 Floating Holidays

3% 403B Employer Contributions and up to 2% Employee Match Contribution

Transportation Benefit Paid by AHS

FSA / Dependent Care Assistance

Long Term Disability

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