Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (Dental Assistant), Special Care Clinic

Job Summary

• Take impressions and bite registrations
• Take, develop and mount x-rays
• Instruct students on taking x-rays
• Fit preliminary crowns for adjustments, create custom temporary restorations, and place temporary restorative material in teeth
• Make and fabricate temporary crown and adjust and cement
• Place and remove matrix retainers for alloy and composite restorations
• Place resin and amalgam restorations
• Finish and polish restorations and adjust patient bite
• Perform expanded dental assistant functions and demonstrate correct procedures to students
• Sit chair side to pass instruments and support direct patient care as indicated by procedure
• Confirm that instruments are sterilized and working properly and organize them for procedures and/or surgery

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• Completion of an accredited dental assisting training program with 1 year of expanded dental assisting experience or assisting in a dental specialty; OR
• 2 years of dental assisting experience with completion of an accredited dental assisting training program plus 1 year of expanded dental assisting experience or assisting in a dental specialty

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Indiana X-Ray License upon date of hire
• Expanded Functions Dental Assisting License if working in an expanded dental assisting capacity upon date of hire
• Dental Assistant Certification if working in a dental assisting specialty capacity upon date of hire
• Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification Examination (DAANCE) if working in an anesthetic capacity upon date of hire

SKILLS

Required

• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
• Demonstrates customer service skills
• Performs work independently with minimal supervision
• Possesses strong technical aptitude
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Articulate and responsive to colleagues
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities