Certified Dental Assistant- Expanded Function

Position Overview

The Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry is seeking a Dental Assistant qualified in Expanded Functions to provide chairside assistance within the team-based dental clinic for both inpatients and ambulatory care.

JHOC 6, 601 North Carolina St, Baltimore, MD.

PRN

Starting at $28/hr

• Impactive Work: positive impact on patients’ lives.
• World‑Class Environment: work with top healthcare professionals.
• Cutting‑Edge Innovation: exposure to state‑of‑the‑art technology and research.
• Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Access to Johns Hopkins Credit Union, and more.

• Prepare patients and operatory for dental procedures.
• Expanded Function Duties:
  • Take vital signs and record readings.
  • Place or remove retraction cord.
  • Remove sutures.
  • Dry a root canal.
  • Apply topical fluoride or fluoride varnish.
  • Place or remove a rubber dam.
  • Remove or place a periodontal dressing.
  • Prepare and fit stainless steel crowns.
  • Take alginate impressions for intraoral appliances.
  • Place or remove a matrix band.
  • Prepare temporary crowns.
  • Cement temporary crowns or restorations.
  • Perform vitality tests.
  • Place temporary restorations.
  • Remove temporary crowns.
  • Remove excess cement.
  • Fabricate athletic mouth‑guards, bleaching trays, fluoride trays, impression trays, night‑guards on models.
  • Deliver restorative material with dentist at chairside.
  • Apply desensitizing agents.
  • Fabricate indirect restorations in a lab.
  • Take digital impressions.
  • Perform bite registration.
  • Bleach using bleaching trays.
  • Apply bonding agents.
  • Apply topical anesthesia.
  • Etch teeth.
  • Fabricate indirect restorations in a dental office.
  • Apply desensitizing agents again (duplicate).
  • Place and remove wedges.
  • Give oral hygiene instructions.
  • All duties designated to Dental Assistants under the same level of required supervision.
  • Any other duty approved by the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners.
• Take and develop dental radiographs (x‑rays).
• Provide patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures.
• Clean and maintain each operatory and lab area following HEIC and OSHA guidelines.
• Provide excellent customer service.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3 years of prior experience as an EFDA.
• Registered by the State of Maryland as a Dental Assistant qualified in general duties.
• Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) through the Dental Assisting National Board.
• Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners in Dental Radiation Technology.
• CPR certification.

• Must be a great communicator, able to multitask and anticipate the provider’s needs while listening to the patient.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity / Affiliated employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.