Dental Assistant WDC
Dental Assistant WDC
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07-04-2025
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Job Description
Asian Health Services founded in 1974 provides health social and advocacy services for all regardless of income insurance status immigration status language or culture. Our approach to wellbeing focuses on whole patient health which is why we provide more than primary care services including mental health case management nutrition and dental care to more than 50000 patients in English and 15 languages: Korean Lao Burmese Mandarin Cantonese Spanish Portuguese French Mien Karen Mongolian Karenni Tagalog Khmer and Vietnamese. We offer medical dental and mental health services for all ages.
LOCATION: Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Dental & Wellness Clinic (WDC)
JOB SUMMARY:
Under general supervision of the Dental Supervisor RDAClinic Coordinator Dentist or Chief Dental Officer performs all duties of a Dental Assistant including assistance to the dentist and dental hygienist during a variety of treatment procedures and other functions as legally allowed in the state of California.
Essential Job Functions
- Setting up
- Helping patients feel comfortable before during and after dental treatment
- Asking about or verifying when necessary a patients medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
- Taking and developing dental radiographs (xrays)
- Chairside assisting
- Providing patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures
- Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (like tooth brushing flossing and nutritional counseling
- Serving as infection control officer developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment and the patients area
- Keeping operatories stocked and sterile
- Maintaining dental equipment
- Taking impressions of patients teeth for study casts (models of teeth).
- May apply nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents
- May remove postextraction and periodontal dressings
- May place and remove elastic orthodontic separators
- May hold anterior matrices
- May remove sutures
- May apply topical fluoride after scaling and polishing by the Dentist Hygienist or Dental Supervisor RDAClinic Coordinator
- May place and remove rubber dams
- Other dental or chairside duties assigned by the supervisor.
- Under general supervision an Registered Dental Assistant may perform:
- Mouth mirror inspecting oral cavity to include charting of obvious lesions existing restorations and missing teeth
- Placement and removal of temporary sedative dressings
- Under direct supervision an Registered Dental Assistant may perform the following procedures:
- Obtain endodontic cultures
- Dry canals previously opened by the Supervising Dentist with absorbent points
- Test pulp vitality
- Place bases and liners on sound dentin
- Remove excess cement from gingival surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument or fluoride
- Size stainless steel crowns temporary crowns and bands
- Temporary cementations and removal of orthodontics bands
- Placements of orthodontic separators
- Placements and litigations of arch wires
- Placement of postextractions and periodontal dressings
- Coronal polishing if certified
- Removal of excess cements from coronal surfaces of teeth by means of ultrasonic scaler if certified
- Observe professional and ethical standards of the job.
- Follow clinic protocols.
- Comply with OSHA regulations.
- Comply with AHS health and safety rules and procedures.
- Comply with Human Resources requirements such as attending periodic inservice training meeting annual health exam requirement submitting proof of CME and license renewals etc.
- Assist in providing orientation to new employees including newlyemployed front desk assistants Dental Assistants Registered Dental Assistant Dental Hygienist Dentist etc.
- Be willing to assist in other tasks as requested when appropriate and time allows.
- Attend regular department meetings and organizationwide staff meetings.
- Promote teamwork and a positive work environment in the department.
- Participates in agencywide quality improvement program processes and performance improvement teams to ensure excellence in the quality of services provided across the agency.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must show proof of high school diploma
- Fluent in English and any Asian language
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of one year paid dental assisting work experience
Certifications Licenses Registrations
- Valid Registered Dental Assistant California license
- CDA for Supervising Dental Assistant
- Passage of Radiation Health and Safety examination
- Passage of Infection Control examination
- Current coronal polishing certificate
- Current CPR card
- Valid Xray certificate
$28.94 $30.16 an hour
BENEFITS:
Medical Dental Vision premiums 100 paid by AHS
12 Vacation Days
12 Sick Days
13 Holidays and 3 Floating Holidays
3 403B Employer Contributions and up to 2 Employee Match Contribution
Transportation Benefit Paid by AHS
FSA/Dependent Care Assistance
Long Term Disability
Employment Type
Full-Time
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