Dental Assistant

Valley Health Systems, Inc. Pay Range

This range is provided by Valley Health Systems, Inc. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$15.00/hr - $19.00/hr

The dental assistant assists the dentist in the practice of four-handed dentistry and in the care of dental patients.

• Assists in four-handed TEAM dentistry
• Transfers instruments and supplies
• Keeps the operation site clean and dry
• Performs intra-oral procedures that are reversible
• Takes impressions of patient’s teeth and gums and pours impression in plaster or stone
• Places and removes periodontal dressings
• Exposes and develops radiographs
• Performs toothbrush prophy on pediatric and handicap patients
• Applies fluorides to teeth
• Selects and places matrix band for interproximal restorations
• Fabricates, adapts, and cements chrome/acrylic temporary crowns
• Selects and places gingival retraction cord
• Cements and removes space maintainer
• Other duties:
• Prepares a schedule of daily patients in cooperation with the receptionist
• Calls patient and confirms dental appointments
• Calls and schedules specialty appointments and notifies patient of day and time along with instructions
• Performs daily operatory start-up and operatory shut-down procedures
• Guides patient into treatment area and prepares them for examination and treatment
• Charts oral findings in the mouth and teeth of patients
• Sterilizes instruments
• Maintains equipment and completes required documentation
• Orders dental supplies and maintains sufficient inventory of dental supplies
• Keeps working area in constant sanitary condition
• Takes medical history of patients
• Prepares and packages dental prosthetic cases for shipping to outside dental laboratory
• Receives and unpacks dental prosthetic cases returned from outside dental laboratory
• Patient dental health education and post procedure patient instruction
• Completes and submits all dental claim forms (billing forms)
• Performs any tasks as directed by the dentist to facilitate the mission of Valley Health Systems and to meet the needs of our patient population
• Assists in care coordination which may include obtaining test and referral results and communication with various entities including but not limited to community organizations, health plans, facilities and specialists
• Proactively addresses needs of the patients and families through the concept of population management
• Effectively communicates with all patients with specific attention to the vulnerable patient population
• Provides self-management support in the form of patient coaching and motivational interviewing when appropriate
• Acknowledges the importance of a team approach when providing patient care
• Communicates and coordinates effectively when providing patient care
• Actively participates in the medical home care team which is comprised of clinical and non-clinical working together towards a common goal: delivering quality care to our patients
• Maintains compliance with the organization’s confidentiality policy in accordance to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Must be a high school graduate or equivalent
• Dental Assisting Certification preferred

Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm
Friday 7:30am-1:30pm

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Non-profit Organizations

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