Dental Assistant
Chenega Corporation
- Pawnee, Illinois, United States
- Pawnee, Illinois, United States
À propos
Obtain and record vital signs and screening data in electronic dental and health records.
Triage emergency dental patients.
Take both intraoral and extraoral (panoramic) digital radiographs. Obtain diagnostic quality images taking appropriate additional exposures as needed.
Chair side assistant, primarily assisting in general dentistry. Assist as needed in more complex specialized dental procedures such as oral surgery, prosthetics, operative, endodontics, periodontics and pedodontics.
Prepare dental instruments and materials prior to procedures. Evacuate blood and secretions from oral cavity during procedures. Transfer instruments to provider during dental procedures.
Clean and transport soiled instruments at the end of the procedure. Perform proper pre-sterilization cleaning, packaging of instruments and sterilization. Complete routine equipment and operatory maintenance. Clean operatory and work surfaces between patients.
Provides routine rubber cup and prophylaxis and applies topical fluoride treatment as assigned by the dentist.
Relays to patients post-operative instructions, disease prevention techniques, and home care instructions.
Places pit and fissure sealants as prescribed by the dentist.
Direct patients or visitors. Refer callers to appropriate staff members. Write down pertinent patient or message information to give accurate messages to staff.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Dental Assisting License shall be obtained and current.
Knowledge of all instruments, materials, and procedures normally used in all phases of restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic and periodontal treatment.
Knowledge of dental anatomy and ability to properly expose and mount diagnostic radiographs.
Ability to explain to patients post-operative instructions, disease prevention techniques, and home care instructions.
Knowledge of steps and techniques required for the placement of sealants on teeth.
Knowledge and skill of tooth isolation techniques required to maintain a dry field of placement of restorations and sealants.
Knowledge of sterilization techniques.
Estimated Salary/Wage USD $22.11/Hr. Up to USD $24.00/Hr. Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Native preference under PL 93-638. We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program
Compétences linguistiques
- English
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