RDA-Ortho

The Registered Dental Assistant performs a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and cleanly environment for quality dental care. These duties include, but are not limited to, assisting the doctor; teaching the patients how to care for their teeth; communicating effectively with patients (or parents if patient is a child); maintaining equipment and inventory; cleaning, sterilizing, and packaging instruments;

and following universal precautions, OSHA requirements, and dental board auxiliaries’ regulations.

• Provide oral hygiene education to patient and family
• Perform certain authorized procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist; such procedures shall be checked and approved by the supervising dentist.
• Accurately and completely document patient care activities in the chart as directed by the doctor and Company policy
• Take x-rays as prescribed by the doctor
• Clean the film processor; replace developer & fixer on a weekly basis.
• Clean and sanitize the "Dark Room" and “x-ray room" (walls, floor, ceiling, etc.) and report problems to floor supervisor
• Prepare operatories for various procedures
• Prepare trays for various procedures
• Ensure that operatories are stocked and cleaned at all times
• Check for patients’ signatures on the Health Questionnaire and Informed Consent Form
• Explain treatment plans to patients as needed
• Escort patients to front office area for patient dismissal when treatment is completed, and inform the receptionist when and for what their next visit must be scheduled
• Apply all-wrap in and around operatories where needed
• Clean, sterilize, and package dental instruments
• Assist Floor Supervisor in ordering supplies and instruments
• Clean and maintain all equipment in accordance with the maintenance guidelines
• Turn off all equipment nightly, including the vacuum, compressor, etc.
• Ensure that handpieces are properly cleaned and oiled
• Review the Hazard Communication book and sign the training log
• Ensure that hazardous products are properly labeled
• Follow waste disposal procedures for Sharps and for contaminated material/chemicals.
• Compliance with state and Federal infection control standards in the dental office and operatories, including but not limited to: wearing protective barriers such as gloves, scrubs, and eye wear; disinfecting and sterilizing instruments and treatment areas; and disposing properly of contaminated or bio-hazardous waste/materials.

• Provide oral hygiene education to patient and family
• Perform certain authorized procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist; such procedures shall be checked and approved by the supervising dentist.
• Accurately and completely document patient care activities in the chart as directed by the doctor and Company policy
• Take x-rays as prescribed by the doctor
• Clean the film processor; replace developer & fixer on a weekly basis.
• Clean and sanitize the "Dark Room" and “x-ray room" (walls, floor, ceiling, etc.) and report problems to floor supervisor
• Prepare operatories for various procedures
• Prepare trays for various procedures
• Ensure that operatories are stocked and cleaned at all times
• Check for patients’ signatures on the Health Questionnaire and Informed Consent Form
• Explain treatment plans to patients as needed
• Escort patients to front office area for patient dismissal when treatment is completed, and inform the receptionist when and for what their next visit must be scheduled
• Apply all-wrap in and around operatories where needed
• Clean, sterilize, and package dental instruments
• Prepare lab cases
• Assist Floor Supervisor in ordering supplies and instruments
• Clean and maintain all equipment in accordance with the maintenance guidelines
• Turn off all equipment nightly,…