Dental Assistant

DENTAL ASSISTANT

Job Title:

Dental Assistant

Location:

Augusta University

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world‑class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real‑world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom.

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

Performs comprehensive chairside assisting in all phases of dental care, including emergency dentistry, restorative procedures, pediatrics, orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, implant surgeries, and periodontics. Supports clinical operations through a variety of responsibilities, including preventive and routine maintenance of dental operatories and equipment; operation of radiographic equipment; and clerical tasks and front‑desk functions to support patient intake and scheduling. Executes dental laboratory duties, including pouring and trimming molds, and fabricating custom dental appliances.

• CHAIR SIDE ASSISTANCE: Assist dental students, residents, and faculty in the treatment of patients requiring emergency, restorative, prosthodontic, periodontic, endodontic, and/or oral surgery services. Participate in four‑handed dentistry, providing chairside support with air, water, suction, and instrumentation. Accurately mix and prepare dental materials. Assist with rubber dam placement, local anesthetic preparation, and sharps disposal. Operate high‑volume evacuation, comply with PPE and infection control protocols, and manage hazardous materials.
• OPERATORY MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT: Manage and replenish dental and specialty supplies. Maintain operatories in a clean, organized, and fully functional state. Ensure equipment is cleaned and maintained. Prepare, package, and maintain instruments and equipment under infection control protocols.
• DENTAL LABORATORY SUPPORT AND PROSTHODONTIC FABRICATION: Perform laboratory tasks such as pouring prosthodontic models, trimming opinions, boxing and waxing impressions. Fabricate custom trays, night guards, mouth guards, bleaching trays, and bite rims. Polish dentures and appliances, take and mount face‑bow records, and reline dentures.
• RADIOLOGY: Operate dental radiographic equipment to obtain intraoral and extraoral images. Explain procedures to patients. Position lead aprons and collars. Process, review, and upload radiographs into the patient electronic record system.
• OPERATORY PREPARATION: Prepare operatories for treatment, layout instruments, seat and drape patients, explain procedures. Assist with…