NEEDED: DENTAL ASSISTANT

LOCATION: 1000 University Drive, Waseca, MN 56093

HOURS / SCHEDULE: 40 Hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

QUALIFICATIONS:

• US Citizen
• Must have completed a Dental Assistant training program from an accredited Dental Assistant school.
• Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
• Shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services,
• Knowledge of dental pharmacy issues preferred.
• Bilingual oral communication skills desirable, but not required.
• Must possess the ability to collect and track data and enter data into the agency’s electronic system and track scheduling of patient care.
• Must have knowledge and experience in maintaining patient medical records and confidentiality.

JOB DUTIES:

• Responsible for assisting the Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
• Retrieve patients’ records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient for attending Dental Officer
• Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs and medications;
• Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator.
• Observes patients’ responses and assists patients for dismissal from Dental clinic.
• Gives instructions for subsequent dental appointments; makes necessary entries on dental
• treatment records.
• Prepares dental treatment room for next patient.
• Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.
• Maintains dental equipment; cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments.
• Performs daily inspection of equipment, makes minor repairs.
• reports defective equipment or utilizes corrective action.
• Performs routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth, oral hygiene aids and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services.
• Prepares entries for patients’ records.
• Selects and applies medication in proper portion and anticariogenic agents to surfaces of teeth, applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing.
• Takes radiographs of patients using standard dental radiographic, panelipse, cephalometric, and transcranial equipment.
• Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic radiographs; correctly positions patient and film and determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients.
• Develops digital dental radiographs.
• Performs and interprets four quality assurances on a schedule basis on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight; and is responsible for maintaining proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques; and sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic several times a day.
• Specific directions related primarily to unusual treatment concerning emergency professional therapy are given by the attending dentist who explains changes in professional dental procedures that are available to resolve such problems, and render advice as needed.
• Guidelines consist of applicable professional practices and specific written and oral instructions.
• Services are not professional in nature, although special training and education are required for optimum performance of these duties.
• Services may be unsupervised in nature; however, due to the nature of the services provided, some direction will be provided by the Dental Officer.
• Will be responsible for receiving patients and explaining procedures to alleviate undue anxiety, submitting reports and evaluations as requested.

BENEFITS: Competitive Hourly Pay Rate, 11 Paid Federal Holidays, 2 weeks Accrued Vacation, Accrued Sick Leave, 401K opportunity, and Healthcare Benefits Contribution.