Dental Dispensary Technician I or II (Dental Care I or II)

Job Summary

This open-rank Dental Dispensary Technician position will decontaminate, clean, and provide basic maintenance of instruments and equipment in the dental operatories and clinical units as assigned. To provide support in assigned clinical units. including undergraduate dental student clinics, in all areas of four handed dentistry which include, but not limited to, restorative, periodontal, surgical, and all other related procedures.

Positions hired at the Dental Care II (Dental Dispensary Technician II) level will be responsible for the same responsibilities as those in the Dental Care I (Dental Dispensary Technician I) in addition to added responsibilities unique to the higher level.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinic Support - 50% (Essential Function)

• Cleans and decontaminates and provides maintenance of instruments and equipment according to established procedures and techniques.
• Ensures proper functioning of equipment
• Cleans sanitizing machines and equipment.
• Maintains a level of sterilized instruments for distribution.

Instrument Preparation - 35% (Essential Function)

• Issues sterile reusable instruments to operatories and clinical units
• Collects used instruments and moves them for sterilization.
• Prepares specialized instruments set-ups for residents, faculty and undergraduate students to be used during dental treatment.

Monitoring Supplies and Materials - 10% (Essential Function)

• Maintains an adequate inventory of supplies, equipment and materials for the clinical area of responsibility.
• Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of dental materials, their use, maintenance and storage.

Clinical Education Support - 5% (Essential Function)

• Support the educational mission of the SDM, including role modeling and coaching students how to function as a dental assistant in both four-handed chairside activities and in clinical operations support.