Dental Assistant - College of Dental Medicine

Job Type:

Staff

Job Description:

Reporting to the Dental Assistant Coordinator, the qualified Dental Assistant will be responsible for chairside dental assisting, dispensing, sterilization, radiography, and/or quality assurance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitates the delivery of clinical care within the group practice, providing clinical dental assisting duties for faculty and/ or students
• Performs chairside dental assisting duties to include operatory set-up and breakdown using proper infection control protocols; is comfortable and competent using electronic technology in collecting and recording patient health histories and dental charting; appropriate patient communication and management
• Works with appropriate individuals to implement and maintain the OHC's infection control policies and procedures. Serves as role model and mentor for students for infection control policies and procedures
• Dispenses and maintains dental instruments, supplies and equipment in the OHC Dispensary and/or Simulation Clinic using scanning and computer technology
• Prepares, sterilizes and properly maintains dental instruments/supplies/equipment according to manufacturer's instructions in the OHC Central Sterilization area and Simulation Clinic Dispensary
• Organizes, stores and tracks electronic inventory of dental instruments/supplies/equipment in the OHC Central Sterilization, Dispensary and/or Simulation Clinic
• Supports student clinicians and contributes to an efficient productive clinic operation and positive patient experiences
• Is competent in instrument transfer, field isolation, dental material handling for all general and specialty dental procedures performed by a general dentist; performs all procedures as allowed under the Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Missouri State Dental Board, Rules Relating to Dental Assistants
• Provides support during medical emergencies
• Provides patient care support by exposing digital diagnostic images and organizing and storing those images
• Performs digital scanning and laboratory procedures under the direction of the dentist; captures digital intraoral and extra oral images
• Supports clinic operations, including monitoring and cleaning/disinfecting clinic operatories and support spaces;
• Reports equipment failures; maintaining/recording logs related to instrument/material/equipment dispensing
• Exhibits a professional appearance and demeanor and supports the educational mission of the clinical faculty, including role modeling and the teaching of students on how to function as a dental assistant on the dental team, both in four-handed chairside activities and in clinical operational support

Requirements

• Certificate of completion from an accredited Dental Assisting Program or at least three years of direct experience
• Expanded duty functions preferred

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