Registered Dental Assistant

Avenue 360 is a FQHC that strives to provide high quality and caring service to promote healthy people and communities. Our 360‑degree approach addresses medical needs and social and environmental challenges, like housing. Our compassionate care extends to those with and without insurance. We believe income must not determine the level of access to quality health care.

Providing comprehensive, high quality, and caring service is the core of what we do, whether medical, hospice care, engaging adult activities, and supportive housing programs. We strive to address the many social determinants of healthy living in Greater Houston.

• We take PRIDE in our work.
• We have a positive ATTITUDE.
• We are CURIOUS.
• We are COMMITTED.
• We are CARING and CUSTOMER‑SERVICE oriented.
• We are a TEAM.
• We LEARN, GROW, and INNOVATE

Works for a Federally Qualified Health Center. Dental Assistant I is responsible for preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental radiology certification.

• Support personnel for Dental Assistant II and Hygienists and All Dentists.
• Actively delivers a positive patient experience by striving to keep patients focused on the best possible treatment.
• Educates patients in oral care and ensures the sterility of instruments and operatory before subsequent patients arrive.
• Chair‑side dental assisting.
• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Performs the setup and breakdown of all operatory equipment, instruments, and documents on time, to meet regulatory and compliance requirements and to keep the doctor on schedule with daily patient care.
• Cleaning and maintenance of all dental equipment and instruments.
• Performance of periapical, bitewing, occlusal, and panoramic radiographs.
• Temporary assignment to front desk duties, including answering telephones, scheduling appointments, filing charts, copying, and prep charting.
• Compliance with all policies and procedures including Joint Commission Standards.
• Maintain confidentiality for patients and patient’s records.
• Report accordingly any concerns of patients or dental clinic to Dental Assistant II promptly.
• Other duties as assigned by Dental Assistant II, Practice Manager or Dental Director.
• Proficiency in taking impressions using alginate and imperium material.

• High School diploma or GED.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification required.
• Registered Dental Assistant license required.

• Must be able to stand for at least 1 hour.
• Must be able to hear (needs to be able to communicate with dentist or other personnel while all are wearing masks and holding instruments).
• Must be able to wear latex or vinyl gloves.

• Participates in trainings required by the agency, funding source(s), and/or as required by licensure if applicable.