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Job Description
The approximate duration of this temporary assignment is 3 months
The Registered Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting the Orthodontic faculty and residents with patient care.
The assistant is responsible of the set up and cleaning up of the dental operatories taking dental impressions
(alignate and digital) taking xrays uploading records sterilizing instruments monitoring supplies inventory and
assisting front desk with patient flow in clinic.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical activities:
- Assist Orthodontic residents and faculty with patient care including chairside assisting (exams and orthodontic procedures).
- Assist residents and faculty with photography cementation of bands and brackets debanding and impressions.
- Perform orthodontic procedures under the scope of RDA licensure.
- Assist faculty with tracking scans and impressions taken to be sent to lab.
- Ensure that all instrumentation is clean and sterilized according to policies and procedures set by the practice.
- Setup and breakdown operatories according to policies and procedures.
- Check patient schedule 2 weeks ahead and ensure lab cases are received prior to patient arrivals.
- Followup on lab cases including Invisalign and communicate with front desk if rescheduling of appointment is needed two weeks in advance.
- Prepare operatories for examinations and orthodontic procedures.
- Set up instrument trays as appropriate for each procedure.
- Ensure operatories are well stocked and refill supplies as needed.
- Maintain lab areas pour models and construct essix retainers.
- Maintain cleanliness in operatories stock room and laboratory.
- Order supplies as needed.
- Perform equipment maintenance as scheduled and report any equipment failures.
- Upload records including photos scans and Xrays to imaging software and aligner software to assist faculty in faculty clinic; download photos scans and Xrays for patient record release to front desk.
- Engage in activities that support School of Dentistry True North Strategic vision of innovations including training and staying up to date with new equipment.
Radiology:
- Take periapical full mouth panoramic and cephalometric radiographs 3D CBCT.
- Perform general radiology procedures including patient safety exposure uploading and downloading images.
- Maintain radiology equipment in proper working order.
Other Duties:
- Other duties as required by management of the clinic.
- Assist the front desk with patient flow in the clinic.
- Maintain interpersonal relationships in a professional manner under UCSF Pride Values
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
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Preferred Qualifications
N/A
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran or disabled status or genetic information.
Department Description
UCSFs Temporary Employment Program (TEP) recruits and hires temporary employees for immediate clerical and technical support services to UCSF Departments and various offcampus locations. UCSF departments deploy temporary employees to work on special projects fill in for regular employees who are on vacation or leave or to temporarily fill a vacant position during recruitment. Frequently temporary employees become successful candidates for career and limited appointment positions.
About UCSF
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research graduatelevel education in the life sciences and health professions and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the worlds leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer neurodegenerative diseases aging and stem cells.
Pride Values
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism respect integrity diversity and excellence also known as our PRIDE values.
In addition to our PRIDE values UCSF is committed to equity both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education discovery and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at
Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.
Employment Type
Full Time
