TITLE: Dental Assistant
POSITION SUMMARY: The scope of work encompasses a variety of clinical duties which promote effective and efficient operation of the practice and fosters favorable public relations with patients, staff, dentists of the practice and all external customers.
DUTIES:
- Set up rooms for all operative procedures
- Turn over room in efficient manner.
- Seat patients and obtain consents.
- Stock/restock room with instruments prior to each procedure.
- After each patient, sterilize operatory and instrumentation according to OSHA / CDC standards.
- Be aware of schedule changes, and other procedures progress in order to prioritize actions.
- Utilize office equipment by taking and scanning films
- Assist hygienists by charting with accuracy and speed.
- Assist Dentist during dental treatment procedures.
- Perform lab duties such as pouring models and fabricating whitening trays.
- Able to send cases to dental labs, properly enter into software with accurate return date giving enough time for proper turn around.
- Maintain CPR Certificate.
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