Temporary Dental Assistant

Job Summary

The School of Dental Medicine (SDM) welcomes applications for temporary Dental Care Assistants to work in all specialized dentistry areas. The position requires extensive, diverse and progressively responsible experience, including direct responsibility for providing four-handed chair side dental assistance in all specialized dentistry (i.e., oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontics, endodontics, and restorative), patient preparation and positioning, clinical area preparation, use of sterile techniques and performing infection control procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Patient preparation and positioning
• Clinical area preparation
• Use of sterile techniques and infection control procedures
• Maintain patient data and records
• Perform and develop dental radiographs
• Performs appropriate aseptic and sterilization techniques
• Prepares specialized instruments setups for undergraduate students, residents and faculty
• Inspects appropriate instruments/tools for good condition/working order
• Performs dental intraoral and extraoral radiographs
• Develops, mounts and identifies radiographic films
• Troubleshoots the scanner