Dental Assistant - Dental

Position

Dental Assistant - Dental

Wind River Family and Community Health Care

• Perform chair side assistant duties in all phases of restorative, prosthodontic, surgical, endodontic and periodontal treatment.
• Assist with clinic maintenance and record keeping, including cleaning, polishing and oiling equipment; sterilizing instruments using autoclave and dry clave techniques.
• Prepare sterile trays, packs, sutures; maintain recurring reports of patients, materials and equipment.
• Store and maintain adequate supplies at the dental station.
• Schedule and route patients for services; requisition work from dental laboratory.
• Receive and prepare patients for treatment: lay out instruments and materials; provide chair side assistance during oral examinations and restorative treatments, passing instruments, operating oral evacuator and suction tip, restricting tissue, cheek and tongue.
• Relay post-treatment instructions to patients.
• Maintain knowledge of instruments, materials, standardized procedures, equipment use, and sterilization techniques.

• Certified to practice as a dental assistant in a State or Territory of the United States or District of Columbia.
• Certified as a radiographer in the field.
• Must have or obtain and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association.
• Entry level;
  Full-time position.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industry: Hospitals and Health Care