NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION: 1000 Airbase Road, Pollock, LA 71467

SCHEDULE: 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, not to exceed 40 hours per week.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• US Citizen
• Shall have valid certification to practice in the state of Louisiana.
• 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.
• Must be Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified, in accordance with the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical setting are desirable.

JOB DUTIES: Not limited to the following:

• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
• Take blood pressure prior to dental procedures.
• 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, Pass 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 prophylaxis, Dental screening examination, Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
• Dental and periodontal charting, Prepares places, and removes packs
• Places temporary fillings, Places and remove 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 patient's 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 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
• Place and finish dental restorations, including bases and liners
• Make primary impressions and pour 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.