Dental Assistant Extern; Diablo Valley College

Who we are

La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.

• This position is only available to current Dental Assistant externs from Diablo Valley College.

A dental assistant is expected to perform the following duties under the general supervision of a supervising licensed dentist:

• Extra-oral duties or procedures specified by the supervising licensed dentist, provided that these duties or procedures meet the definition of a basic supportive procedure.
• Operate dental radiography equipment for the purpose of oral radiography and have a radiographic safety certificate.
• Perform intraoral and extraoral photography.

A dental assistant may perform the following duties under the direct supervision of a supervising licensed dentist:

• Apply nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents.
• Apply topical fluoride.
• Take intraoral impressions for all nonprosthodontic appliances.
• Take facebow transfers and bite registrations.
• Place and remove rubber dams or other isolation devices.
• Place, wedge, and remove matrices for restorative procedures.
• Remove postextraction dressings after inspection of the surgical site by the supervising licensed dentist.
• Perform measurements for the purposes of orthodontic treatment.
• Cure restorative or orthodontic materials in operative site with a light-curing device.
• Examine orthodontic appliances.
• Place and remove orthodontic separators.
• Remove ligature ties and archwires.
• After adjustment by the dentist, examine and seat removable orthodontic appliances and deliver care instructions to the patient.

Please note this is a non-paid volunteer position.