DENTAL ASSISTANT II

University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing support in various dental procedures.
• Maintains surgery rooms and equipment,
• takes and processes radiographs of patients and dispenses supplies.
• Sterilizes and cleans all surgical instruments, supplies and dental assist units.
• Disposes of infectious waste according to established procedures.
• Takes radiographs of patients as requested by doctor.
• Processes and mounts film, ensuring quality results.
• Breaks down and cleans equipment, replenishing solutions as required.
• Performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties in support of department.
• Answers phones, takes messages and makes appointments, explains and receives payment for procedures, etc.
• Responds to the unique needs of all patients ages newborn to geriatric.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists residents, faculty and students during procedures.
• Ensures all patient documentation is maintained in a complete and accurate manner.
• Sterilizes and cleans all surgical instruments, supplies and dental assist units.
• Takes radiographs of patients as requested by doctor.
• Maintains surgery rooms in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Dispenses dental supplies to students and residents.
• Performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties in support of department.
• Effectively responds to the unique needs of the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients as the need arises.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred

Preferred hard skills:

• Proficiency with electronic health record systems
• Experience with digital imaging and radiography
• Familiarity with sterilization protocols in a dental school of clinical setting.

Soft skills:

• Strong interpersonal communication, flexibility, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a teaching environment.

Hourly Range: $15.50-$25.20

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate from an accredited Dental Assistant Program required
• Work experience may substitute for education requirement

DENTAL ASSISTANT II

University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing support in various dental procedures.
• Maintains surgery rooms and equipment,
• takes and processes radiographs of patients and dispenses supplies.
• Sterilizes and cleans all surgical instruments, supplies and dental assist units.
• Disposes of infectious waste according to established procedures.
• Takes radiographs of patients as requested by doctor.
• Processes and mounts film, ensuring quality results.
• Breaks down and cleans equipment, replenishing solutions as required.
• Performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties in support of department.
• Answers phones, takes messages and makes appointments, explains and receives payment for procedures, etc.
• Responds to the unique needs of all patients ages newborn to geriatric.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists residents, faculty and students during procedures.
• Ensures all patient documentation is maintained in a complete and accurate manner.
• Sterilizes and cleans all surgical instruments, supplies and dental assist units.
• Takes radiographs of patients as requested by doctor.
• Maintains surgery rooms in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Dispenses dental supplies to students and residents.
• Performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties in support of department.
• Effectively responds to the unique needs of the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients as the need arises.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred

Preferred hard skills:

• Proficiency with electronic health record systems
• Experience with digital imaging and radiography
• Familiarity with sterilization protocols in a dental school of clinical setting.

Soft skills:

• Strong interpersonal communication, flexibility, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a teaching environment.

Hourly Range: $15.50-$25.20

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate from an accredited Dental Assistant Program required
• Work experience may substitute for education requirement