Dental Assistant- Claremore

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- Claremore role at Cherokee Nation.

Assists the Dentist in providing a wide range of dental procedures within the boundaries of competence, based on documented education, training, supervised experience, state and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience. Provides chair side services, educational information, cleaning and sterilizing equipment and areas, and clerical assistance.

• Provide health care services to individuals eligible for services in accordance with the self‑governance compact and funding agreement between the Cherokee Nation and United States executed under the authority of the Indian Self‑Determination and Education Assistance Act.
• Practice within the boundaries of competence, based on documented education, training, supervised experience, state and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience.
• Clean and disinfect patient area before and after each patient according to infection control and any other applicable guidelines.
• Arrange dental instruments and materials to assist the dentist in providing uninterrupted treatment to patients.
• Clean, disinfect, and sterilize instruments, equipment, counter tops, and all other related items to maintain the cleanliness of the clinic.
• Provide educational information to the patient regarding required treatment, current treatment, and post‑treatment care.
• Clean and polish teeth; apply topical fluoride to assist in preventing cavities.
• Operate ultrasound sealer (Cavitron) and use hand instruments to remove visible calculus within scope of practice.
• Provide chair side assistance to any staff member as needed.
• Place rubber dams on indicated teeth in proper manner.
• Order dental and clerical supplies as needed and maintain a prescribed inventory.
• Schedule appointments for patients and help patients fill out dental forms if needed.
• Maintain patient records, clinic files, and other documents as required.
• Provide clerical assistance by answering phones, retrieving and preparing charts, typing, filing, and receiving and dismissing patients.
• Takes, exposes, processes, and mounts X‑rays within scope of practice.
• Record pertinent information on radiographs.
• Assist in taking impressions, pours and trims casts, in the preparation of study models; and perform other basic laboratory procedures as needed.
• Cleans, polishes, and applies topical fluoride and sealants to teeth as instructed within scope of practice.

• Polishes coronal surfaces of teeth, or prepares teeth for band cementation or bonding of brackets utilizing a slow‑speed rotary hand piece and rubber cup or brush and applies topical fluoride and desensitizing agents as directed.
• Identifies calculus, plaque, and intrinsic and extrinsic stains.
• Polishes exposed surfaces of teeth.
• Applies disclosing agents to the exposed surface of teeth.
• Evaluates the extent of plaque and stain removal.
• Maintains the polishing armamentarium.
• Maintains aseptic techniques.
• Applies various fluoride agents and desensitizing agents.

• Places pit and fissure dental sealants on permanent and primary dentition as directed.
• Knows indication/contraindications for sealants.
• Assesses patient properly before, during, and after sealant placement.
• Readies teeth for sealants.
• Properly isolates teeth for sealants.
• Educates patient and/or parent regarding sealants.
• Appropriately uses dental materials for sealant placement.
• Utilizes proper infection control practices before, during, and after placement of sealants.
• Knows tooth anatomy and properly maintains sealant armamentarium.

• Assists Dentist or Dental Hygienist with the administration of nitrous oxide using various nitrous oxide machines.
• Assists with patient status assessment.
• Introduces nitrous oxide to the patient.
• Monitors the patient.
• Returns the patient to pre‑treatment status.
• Provides post‑operative care to the patient and instructions.
• Maintains CPR compliance.
• Does not administer nitrous oxide.
• Follows personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines.
• Complies with applicable state and federal regulations regarding the security,…