Dental Assistant

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Qualifications
LICENSURE: None required
EDUCATION: High School graduate or GED certificate
CERTIFICATION: Dental X Ray certification
Responsibilities
SCHEDULE: Part Time, 1 day (8 hrs) per week
Under direct clinical supervision of the Dentist, a Dental Assistant performs non-professional work assisting the Dentist during examination and treatment of patients and in the routine handling of instruments and supplies
Maintains supplies, materials and records of treatment
Sets up instruments, equipment and supplies as directed by the Dentist
Prepares the patient for treatment
Helps patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
Ensures proper clean up, packaging and sterilizing of instruments
Assist in instruction of patients in proper dental hygiene
Assists in screenings for dental emergencies and sick call
Provides chair-side assistance by keeping operating field clear, passing instruments and suctioning
Scrubs and sterilizes instruments
Mixes restorative materials
Maintains x-ray unit, processor, autoclave and dental unit according to specifications
Inventories supplies and equipment to maintain adequate levels
Orders supplies and equipment as needed
Ensures there is sufficient number of trays set up for the day's patients, pulpotomy, caries control, amalgam and Perio/scaling
Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic
Performs administrative responsibilities including maintaining dental charts; recording dental findings; scheduling patients' dental appointments; preparing patient's schedule for ****** officer; maintaining all dental logs; and inputting information into the appropriate computer record
Cleans developer and autoclave on a weekly basis
Responsible for dental office security to include instrument, drug and needle counts
Maintains constant alertness to conditions that might endanger the security of the institution, personnel and inmates
Maintain confidentiality of patient records
Job description
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POSITION: Dental Assistant

SCHEDULE: Part Time, 1 day (8 hrs) per week

FACILITY: New Hampshire Correctional Facilities

LOCATION: Concord, NH

Position Summary

Under direct clinical supervision of the Dentist, a Dental Assistant performs non-professional work assisting the Dentist during examination and treatment of patients and in the routine handling of instruments and supplies.
• Maintains supplies, materials and records of treatment.
• Sets up instruments, equipment and supplies as directed by the Dentist.
• Prepares the patient for treatment.
• Helps patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment.
• Ensures proper clean up, packaging and sterilizing of instruments.
• Assist in instruction of patients in proper dental hygiene
• Assists in screenings for dental emergencies and sick call.
• Provides chair-side assistance by keeping operating field clear, passing instruments and suctioning.
• Scrubs and sterilizes instruments.
• Mixes restorative materials.
• Maintains x-ray unit, processor, autoclave and dental unit according to specifications.
• Inventories supplies and equipment to maintain adequate levels.
• Orders supplies and equipment as needed. Ensures there is sufficient number of trays set up for the day's patients, pulpotomy, caries control, amalgam and Perio/scaling.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic.
• Performs administrative responsibilities including maintaining dental charts; recording dental findings; scheduling patients' dental appointments; preparing patient's schedule for ****** officer; maintaining all dental logs; and inputting information into the appropriate computer record.
• Cleans developer and autoclave on a weekly basis
• Responsible for dental office security to include instrument, drug and needle counts. Maintains constant alertness to conditions that might endanger the security of the institution, personnel and inmates.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records.

Job Requirements

LICENSURE: None required

EDUCATION: High School graduate or GED certificate

CERTIFICATION: Dental X Ray certification

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