NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION: 5756 Hartford & Pointville Rd., Joint Base MDL, NJ 08640

SCHEDULE: Mon – Fri, between 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, not to exceed 40 hours per week.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Shall possess 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
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Bilingual oral communication skills are desirable.

JOB DUTIES: will include the following but not limited to:

• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
• Retrieve patient’s records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient 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 patient’s responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic
• Give 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
• Assist in dental prophylaxis
• Dental screening examination
• Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
• Dental and periodontal charting
• Prepares places, and removes packs
• Assist in placing temporary fillings
• Rubber dam placement and removal
• Maintains dental equipment
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments and equipment
• Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs
• Reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action
• Assists in performance of routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth
• Prepares entries for patient’s records
• Select and apply 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 direct supervision
• Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis and removable partial prosthesis
• Uses acrylic resins 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 position 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
• Make pours casts
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures

During periods of downtime, the Dental Assistant is expected to accept assignments within the scope of their knowledge, skills, and clinical abilities. These tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Daily checks of medical equipment and supplies
• Quality assurance audits in BEMR as assigned
• Obtain and record vital signs
• Perform PPE and supply inventory
• Scanning

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