NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION:  330 Federal Way, Pine Knot, KY 42635

SCHEDULE: 32 hours per week, Monday thru Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. – 3:30

REQUIREMENTS / EXPERIENCE:

• 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
• Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Bilingual oral communication skills are desirable.
• Must possess the ability to collect and track data and enter data into the agency’s electronic system and track scheduling of patient care and must have knowledge and experience in maintaining patient medical records and confidentiality.

JOB DUTIES:

• 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
• Dental screening examination
• Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
• Dental and periodontal charting
• Prepares places, and removes packs
• Places temporary fillings
• Rubber dam placement and removal.
• Maintains dental equipment
• Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments
• Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs
• Reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action
• Uses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral hygiene aides and Prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services
• 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 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
• Place and finish dental restorations, including bases and liners
• Make primary impressions and pour casts
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures
• Specific directions related primarily to unusual treatment concerning emergency professional therapy are given by the attending dentist who explains changes in professional dental procedures that are available to resolve such problems, and renders advice as needed. Guidelines consist of applicable professional practices and specific written and oral instructions.

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, ten (10) paid Federal holidays, and healthcare benefits contribution.