Dental Assistant - EFDA;

Job Details

Job Location:

HC Dental - Elkhart, IN 46516

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: High School Travel Percentage:
None Job Shift: Day As a Dental Assistant I, you will systematically analyze patient health information, manage and track coordination of pro-active care for patients with chronic conditions, and identify wellness and/or preventative service for clinical patients. This position will work closely with the dental staff and will report to the Dental Coordinator.

As a Dental Assistant II, you will perform all the duties of Dental Assistant I, place and shape composite resin restorations, and facilitate dental equipment repairs and tracking processes.

As a Dental Assistant III, you will perform all the duties of Dental Assistant I and Dental Assistant II, direct billing tasks to the appropriate personnel, and collaboratively monitor dental schedules.

• Receives and prepares patients for treatment, including seating positioning chair, and placing napkin.
• Takes and records vital signs.
• Identifies intraoral anatomy.
• Performs mouth mirror inspection of the oral cavity.
• Exposes and evaluates radiographs for diagnostic quality.
• Charts existing restorations or conditions.
• Provides patient preventive education and oral hygiene instruction.
• Applies topical anesthetic to the injection site.
• Identifies features of rotary instruments.
• Places and removes dental dam.
• Maintains field of operation during dental procedures via retraction, suction, irrigation, drying, placing and removing cotton rolls, etc.
• Using the concepts of four- handed dentistry, assists with basic restorative and intraoral surgical procedures, including prosthodontics, restorative dentistry extractions, periodontics, and endodontics.
• Transfers dental instruments.
• Places and removes matrix bands.
• Places amalgam for condensation by the dentist.
• Provides pre- and post-operative instructions.
• Recognizes and responds to basic medical/dental emergencies such as post-surgical bleeding.
• Removes sutures.
• Phones in prescriptions at the direction of the dentist.
• Takes preliminary impressions.
• Selects and manipulates gypsums and waxes.
• Mixes dental materials.
• Pours, trims, and evaluates the quality of diagnostic casts.
• Completes laboratory authorization forms.
• Places and removes retraction cord.
• Fabricates, places, and removes temporary crowns and cements.
• Cleans and polishes removable appliances and prostheses.
• Prepares procedural trays/armamentaria set-ups.
• Performs sterilization and disinfection procedures.
• Performs coronal polishing procedures – pending appropriate certification achieved.
• Applies topical fluoride and pit and fissure sealants upon achieving appropriate certifications.
• Performs routine maintenance of dental equipment.
• Maintains emergency kit.
• Acts as a backup for the Dental Patient Services Representative as needed.
• All Health Linc staff is committed to engage in quality improvement initiatives that align with and support Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

• High school diplomaor equivalent
• Graduate of a program for Dental Assistants accredited under the Commission on Dental Accreditations or agency recognized by the US Department of Education (not required but highly preferred)
• Licensed in the State of Indiana to take dental radiographs or holds a provisional license to be converted to State of Indiana License within 6 months of date of graduation from dental assisting program
• Current CPR certification
• Dental Assisting National Board Certification (not required but highly preferred)

• At least one year of experience as a Dental Assistant preferred

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of dental office practices, procedures and equipment
• Knowledge of dental equipment maintenance
• Knowledge of dental record keeping
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred
• Ability to follow Health Linc policies and procedures

• Operate a multi-line phone system and other office equipment including printers, fax machines, etc.
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office,EHR, online sources, etc.)