Dental Assistant

NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION: 805 Fox Hollow Road Manchester Kentucky 40962

SCHEDULE: 7:30 AM 3:00 PM Monday - Friday

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Bilingual oral communication skills are desirable.

JOB DUTIES: Responsible for provision of the services listed:

• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative oral surgery periodontics prosthetics and examinations.
• Retrieve patients records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patients for attending Dental Officer
• Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments essential materials drugs and medications
• Passes instruments retracts tissues irrigates oral cavity and operates aspirator
• Observes patients responses and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic
• Gives 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
• Dental prophylaxis
• Dental screening examination
• Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
• Dental and periodontal charting
• Prepares places and removes packs
• Places temporary fillings
• 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 utilizes corrective action
• Performs routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth
• Uses dental hand instruments mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic) oral hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services
• Prepares entries for patients records
• Selects and applies 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 prosthesis and appliances under supervision
• Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis and removable partial prosthesis
• Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials
• Takes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic panelipse cephalometric and transcranial equipment
• Obtains diagnostic quality periapical occlusal lateral jaw TMJ and panographic radiographs
• Correctly positions patient and film
• Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients
• Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records
• Performs quality assurances on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight
• Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques
• Sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic
• Places and finishes dental restorations including bases and liners
• Make primary impressions and pours casts
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures

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