Dental Assistant Espanola

Ideal candidate should possess the following qualities:

• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Attention to detail.
• Willing to travel to outlying clinics as needed.
• Excellent communication skills.

• Prepares, sterilizes, organizes, and sets up dental equipment ensuring that all dental instruments are cleaned, dated, and processed according to established clinic guidelines, standards, and disposes of needles, blades, and biohazard waste properly.
• Develop and process dental radiographs in accordance with provider orders; assists in the monitoring and maintenance radiation safety procedures and protocols.
• Follows and maintains all relevant Federal, State, and institutional regulations, guidelines, policies, and standards for the provision of dental clinical services.
• Performs laboratory procedures to include taking impressions and pouring models.
• Maintains dental laboratory cases, creates, and maintains dental records in accordance with established protocol and procedures.
• Prepares patients for treatment and examination. Answer routine questions related in impending procedures or preventive dentistry techniques.
• Assist the Dentist and Dental Hygienist, with patient and clinic related duties.
• Performs miscellaneous job- related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, provides a range of clinical, administrative, and staff support to full-range dental services operations. Assists in the performance of dental procedures, polices and standards, and assists in the coordination of day-to-day patient administration, records management, and office support activities.

Provides chair side assistance to the Dentist and/or Dental Hygienist in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, and or/oral surgical procedures.

Education: High school or equivalent.

Experience: No experience necessary; this is an entry-level position.

Certification: Must apply and complete radiology requirements within six months from date of hire and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/ Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.

1) TST Test

2) HepB vaccine or declination

Certified Dental Assistant

• 401 k Retirement
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 100% Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Employee Voluntary Supplemental Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)