Dental Assistant Yankton SD, Marianna

NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION: 2600 2nd St, Pekin, IL 61554

SCHEDULE: Monday– Friday, between 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, not to exceed 40 hours per week.

QUALIFICATIONS: Resume and supporting documents required to be considered.

Shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.

Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.

Shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association

Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.

Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical setting are desirable but not required.

JOB DUTIES:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the provision of the following services:

Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations

Retrieves patient's records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient for attending Dental Officer

Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medications

Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavities, and operates aspirator

Observes patient's responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic

Give instructions for subsequent dental appointments

Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records)

Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient

Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.

Provides dental health education

Performs Dental prophylaxes - polishing of coronal portion of teeth, if the assistant is a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) or Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA).

Performs Dental screening examinations

Prepare patients for periodontal surgery

Completes dental and periodontal charting

Prepares, places, and removes packs

Place temporary fillings (RDA, EFDA)

Places and removes rubber dams

Maintains dental equipment

Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments

Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs

Reports defective equipment, or institutes corrective action

Uses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services

Prepares entries for patient's records

Select and apply medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of teeth. Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing

Fabricates and repairs dental prostheses and appliances under supervision

Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prostheses and removable partial prostheses

Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials

Takes radio graphs of patients using digital intraoral and panoramic dental radiography

Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral jaw, and TMJ radiographs

Correctly position patient and sensor

Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients

Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records

Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques

Sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic

Places and finish dental restorations, including bases and liners

Make primary impressions and pour casts

Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures

Maintains accurate sharps and instrument inventories

Maintains logs for surface disinfectants, autoclave maintenance, chair filters maintenance, and vacuum pump filters

Maintains sterilization logs

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contributions.