Dental Assistant

MGH

Posted on : 09-04-2025

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Job Location

Charlestown, RI - USA

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1 Vacancy

Posted on : 09-04-2025

Job Description

Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills perspectives and ideas we choose to lead. Applications fromprotected veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

We are currently recruiting for adental assistant fordental services being provided at our new site in Charlestown!

We are looking for candidates who will perform all necessary duties under the supervision of the dentist i.e. preparing the patient for care assisting with treatment taking and developing xrays maintaining equipment ordering supplies autoclaving taking impressions and maintaining electronic dental records.

Performs the necessary duties for the proper functioning of the dental health unit under supervision

Greets and escorts dental patients to the dental treatment area Prepares the dental exam room for dental treatment by cleaning and disinfecting treatment areas according to the Health Centers policies and procedures.

Prepares patients for dental treatment Assists the dentist in the delivery of dental treatment:

o Performs four handed dentistry.

o Takes xrays.

o Process alginate impressions and pours dental models.

o Removes temporary cement from crowns and re cements crowns.

Delivers bleaching kit to patients

Performs all infection control duties such as:

o Cleaning and sterilization of dental instruments according to health center policies and procedures

o Stocks dental operatories and maintains dental supplies in treatment areas.

Performlab procedures such as:

o Fabrication of bleaching trays and dental models

o Provides individualized patient dental education in oral health promotion disease prevention and treatment procedures.

o Applies anticarcinogenic agents including fluoride varnish

o Places and removes dental dams

Cares for dental equipment according to manufacturers instructions and performs its required daily maintenance.

Provides interpreting services if applicable between dental provider and patients as needed

License to practice dental assisting in Massachusetts by the Board of Registration in Dentistry is required
Must be fluent in Spanish
At least one year full time or equivalent parttime paid experience as a dental assistant in a recognized dental office
Ability to assist in fourhanded dentistry
Working knowledge of operative dentistry
Working knowledge of other general dental procedures
Ability to work with small children and elderly
Willingness to learn new procedures and work with others with the department

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