Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant greatly increase the efficiency of the dentist in the delivery of quality oral health care and are valuable members of the dental care team.

Requirements

• Prepare patient for dental procedure
• Maintain proper and efficient patient flow management
• Set up instrument trays, prepare materials, and/or assist Dentist during dental procedures
• Take and expose dental diagnostic x-rays
• Responsible for x-ray sensor care and guidelines
• Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients
• Chart existing and proposed treatment in Patient Management Software
• Assist Dentist in management of medical or dental procedures
• Provide preoperative explanations and postoperative instructions prescribed by Dentist
• Record treatment information in patient records
• Fabricate temporary restorations or custom impressions from preliminary impressions
• Make preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts
• Pour, trim, and polish study casts and prepare whitening trays
• Clean and polish removable appliances
• Apply protective coating of fluoride to teeth
• Teaching patient’s appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health
• Dismiss patients with proper hand offs to other department
• Sterilize or disinfect instruments, and operatories
• May be designated as the Clinical Inventory Administrator
• May be designated as the Compliance and Safety Officer
• Complies with: Dental Depot policies and procedures; OSHA policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; and HIPAA policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance