Dental Assistant

Every employee of Stockbridge Munsee Community is expected to present themselves in a professional manner to customers as well as other departments. Stockbridge Munsee Community strives to provide a provide a positive team environment where everyone contributes.

STANDARD

QUALIFICATIONS:

All employees of Stockbridge Munsee Community must meet the following qualification:

1. Must submit to and pass a pre-employment drug and health screening.

2. Must be at least 18 years of age, unless otherwise stated on job description

3. Must maintain an acceptable departmental attendance record

4. Must obtain and maintain Elder/Youth License as stated on job description.

DUTIES:

1. Patient Preparation for Treatment

• Greets patients and seats in treatment area.
• Records reported changes in medical history, allergies and current medications in EDR.
• Takes blood pressure and records it in EDR.
• Secures signed patient consent forms as needed.
• Enters appropriate appointment, pretreatment procedure and assessment codes in EDR.
• Retraction and suction.
• Recording and examination and treatment information as relayed by Dentist.
• Sets out and organizes necessary dental instruments and materials for indicated procedure.

• Prepares dental materials for procedures including cements, bases, restorative materials, and irrigation.
• Provides four handed assistance to the dentist in all treatment procedures.
• Exposes digital X-rays when needed.

3. Releases Patients from Treatment

• Rinses oral cavity and removes all debris.
• Relays to patient instructions from dentist for all types of post-treatment care, including specialized instructions for post-surgery patients.
• Release patient from chair and escort to receptionist.

4. Performs the Infection Control Procedures of the Dental Department to Include but not Limited to:

• Disinfecting the operatory after each patient.
• Cleaning, lubricating, and sterilizing hand pieces.
• Sterilizing and properly storing all dental instruments and materials.
  
  Also to maintain sterilization logs.
• To clean traps and suction.
• To change solutions and clean and maintain the ultrasonic cleaner and autoclave.
• To clean Lab, impression trays, model trimmer, lathe, model vibrator, and other misc. items.
• Maintains Safety Data Sheets in an centralized and organized location.

5. Manages the supply and equipment purchases and maintenance.

• Maintains vendor lists and necessary contacts/contracts for utilizing VA contract pricing.
• While staying within a monthly budget, consolidate staff purchase requests to produce individual vendor orders.
• Prepare monthly purchase requisitions and submit for purchase orders
• Reconcile all vendor invoices for payment, make copies of supporting documentation, and submit for payment
• Maintain supply purchase and delivery records, laboratory fees/invoices, equipment purchases, and warranty records
• Reconcile laboratory invoices and submit for payment.
• Manage and maintain equipment repairs and maintenance
• Follow up with periodic equipment maintenance schedules
• Collect bids for equipment purchases.

6. Places matrix bands and wedges when required,

7. Electronic Dental records (EDR)

P rior to patient arrival

• Chart existing and treatment planned restorations, perio charting, medical alerts, health history and conditions in electronic dental record of every patient
• Review prior progress notes or treatment plan icon to determine appointment set up needs
• Update health histories, recording changes in medications, allergy and health status.
  
  Take and record blood pressures on every patient over 18 years of age.
  
  Create patient alert for all patients requiring them
• Record dentist’s treatment plan, perio charting, purpose of visit, diabetic status, visit status, blood pressures.
• Monitor and communicate schedule needs.
  
  Alert dentists when patients are ready

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