Job Duties:

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• The Dental Assistant shall perform chairside assistant duties in all phases of dentistry including but not limited to, prosthodontics, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and endodontics.
• The Dental Assistant shall be responsible for assisting dentists by preparing patients and instruments for dental treatment, preparing surgical dressings and specimens, adjusting treatment as needed to account for age-specific needs of the geriatric patient, and operating dental x-ray equipment.
• The Dental Assistant shall learn how to operate new and existing equipment for patient treatment. The dental assistant shall maintain and clean dental equipment, instruments and assigned spaces according to current Infection Control policies, RME, and OSHA guidelines. This includes, but not limited to, dental chair/unit maintenance, equipment inventory, instrument inventory, and supply management in the operatory and supply rooms.
• The Dental Assistant shall be responsible for receiving and routing patients, recording information related to patient care, utilization of all dental programs, and providing patient with educational material relating to their care. Following surgical procedures, the dental assistant will provide proper verbal and written post-op instructions.
• The dental assistant shall instruct, assist and answer questions for a variety of dental trainees in the Dental Clinic.

Qualifications:

• The Dental Assistant shall have a current unrestricted license by the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries (COMDA) for the State of California.
• The Dental Assistant shall have a minimum of 1-year of experience as a dental assistant.
• The Dental Radiological Certificate is required.
• Shall have a current BLS and or/CPR card.
• Shall have a valid TB test

Work Hours:

Business hours are defined as Monday through Friday (7:30 am – 4:00 pm and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m).