Registered Dental Assistant II

Do you want to make a difference in your community?

Do you enjoy working with a diverse team helping a diverse patient population?

Are you looking for opportunities for personal and professional growth and advancement?

Are you looking for an organization where you can provide individualized, excellent care for the entire family?

We offer great salary and generous benefits including paid time off, retirement, medical, dental, vision, wellness and continuing education. You will also benefit from consistent hours and schedules. We have state of the art facilities, equipment, and use the most current techniques and materials. Our current assistants have been with us for an average of seven years. We have been voted as one of the Best Places to work in the Bay area for the past 11 years.

We are nationally recognized for having best practices in the provision of dental care and for our quality improvement program. We are located in beautiful wine country, between rolling hills and the rugged coast.

FULL TIME

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• 21 Days of Paid Time Off
• 10 Observed Holidays
• Reimbursement for RDA re-licensure Fee
• Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
• 30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
• 401K Matching after 1 year of employment
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
• Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
• Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
• Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)

The RDA II performs a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and clean environment for quality dental care. These duties include but are not limited to assisting the doctor, and teaching patients how to care for their teeth. Communicates effectively with the patient; maintains equipment and inventory, cleans, sterilizes and packages instruments and follows standard precautions, OSHA requirements and dental board auxiliaries’ regulations.

RDA works on behalf of the patient and the dentist helping to assure a high level of professional excellence in oral health care delivery.

• Exposes and processes dental radiographs (x-rays) and dental photographs
• Assists the dentist during a variety of examinations and treatment procedures: instrument transfer, dental procedure isolation techniques and preparation of dental materials
• Prepares treatment rooms, instruments and cassettes for procedures
• Greets and prepares patients for treatment
• Records medical and dental history and vital signs of patients
• Records visit information in the electronic patient record (Dentrix)
• Pours, trims and polishes study casts; fabricates custom impression trays from preliminary impressions; cleans and polishes removable appliances and fabricates temporary restorations
• Follows infection control protocols and sterilizes and disinfects instruments and equipment
• Helps patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
• Provides patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
• Teaches patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g. tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)
• Assists patients with referrals and follow up appointments
• Presents treatment plans to patients
• Takes impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
• Helps to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and oral surgery
• Prepares and maintains dental instruments, supplies and equipment
• Coordinates lab cases with different labs; assures timely pick-up and delivery of cases
• Involved with prevention and management of dental medical emergencies
• Participates in the achievement of patient satisfaction and office production goals by working efficiently and providing a high level of patient service

• Proficient with dental software programs including but…