Job Description:

This position is responsible for assisting the dentist in the clinical treatment of patients. The Lead Registered Dental Assistant performs a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties as well as is a resource to other assistants for training. This position requires extensive experience in the field of dentistry and a willingness to lead and nurture other assistants. We are looking for a kind, fun, and caring person to fill this position.

Duties:

Patient Preparation- Assist patients with preparatory services in a conscientious, respectful, and confidential manner.

• Greet patients when they sign in and monitor arrival time.
• Obtain and review health histories according to office protocol.
• Chart patient’s visit and record date, services rendered and any charges.
• Demonstrate care and concern while helping patients feel comfortable.
• Set up treatment rooms for procedures.
• Escort patients to treatment rooms.
• Seat patients in treatment rooms.
• Show care and concern and help patients feel comfortable.
• Obtain and review health histories according to office protocol.
• Ensure patients are always attended.
• Patient Services
• - Assist in dental services under the direction of a licensed Dentist or Dental Hygienist. Follow instructions, andmaintain an even temperament during the period of patient discomfort or agitation associated with dental procedures being performed.
• Anticipate and assist dentist’s needs.
• Perform expanded functions and other tasks as assigned by the dentist.
• Mix dental materials.
• Ensure patients’ questions are answered thoroughly before they leave.
• Escort patients from the treatment room.
• Ensure proper treatment notes are recorded in patient’s chart.
• Perform clinical procedures as practice act allows and as directed by the dentist.
• Give patient instruction and demonstrate when necessary.
• Monitor patient flow.
• Notify Treatment Coordinator if a patient should be called in the evening after a difficult appointment.

Treatment Room Management and Sterilization Records ManagementInventory ManagementOffice ParticipationPhysical Treatment Room Management and Sterilization

• Keep dental units ready, stocked and clean.
• Oversee cleanliness of the treatment room according to sterilization procedures.
• Disinfect treatment rooms according to OSHA regulations.
• Sterilize all instruments and handpieces according to OSHA regulations.
• Keep trays, instruments and treatment room drawers organized.
• Ensure that office sterilization procedures document is on display.
• Promptly send out and monitor all dental laboratory cases. Implement the preventative maintenance/cleaning schedule for dental equipment.
• Maintain dental office emergency kits and nitrous and oxygen tanks.
• Follow laboratory procedures according to office protocol.
• Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with state and federal requirements, including the HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
• Accurately file patient information.
• Arrange patient charts and radiographs for next day’s appointments.
• Track cases and referrals to and from other doctors.
• Assist in the administration of the recall system.
• Monitor inventory and order dental office supplies as needed.
• Ensure that treatment rooms are stocked at all times.
• Help in other areas of the office when necessary (i.e., answering phones, unpacking supplies, completing insurance forms, moving former patient records, etc.).
• Be an active participant in team meetings.
• Promote team concept by interacting with others in the office.
• Greet patients when they sign in and monitor arrival time.
• Set up treatment rooms for procedures.
• Escort patients to treatment rooms.
• Seat patients in treatment rooms.
• Show care and concern and help patients feel comfortable.
• Obtain and review health histories according to office protocol.
• Ensure patients are always attended.
• Anticipate and assist dentist’s needs.
• Perform expanded functions and other tasks as assigned by the dentist.
• Mix dental materials.
• Ensure patients’ questions are answered thoroughly before they leave.
• Chart patients and record date, service rendered and any charges.
• Escort patients from the treatment room.
• Ensure proper treatment notes are recorded in patient’s chart.
• Perform clinical procedures as practice act allows and as directed by the dentist.
• Give patient instruction and demonstrate when necessary.
• Monitor patient flow.
• Notify Treatment Coordinator if a patient should be called in the evening after a difficult appointment.
• Keep dental units ready, stocked and clean.
• Oversee cleanliness of the treatment room according to sterilization procedures.
• Disinfect treatment rooms according to OSHA regulations.
• Sterilize all instruments and handpieces according to OSHA regulations.
• Keep trays, instruments and treatment room drawers organized.
• Ensure that office sterilization procedures document is on display.
• Promptly send out and monitor all dental laboratory cases.
• Implement the preventative maintenance/cleaning schedule for dental equipment.
• Maintain dental office emergency kits and nitrous and oxygen tanks.
• Follow laboratory procedures according to office protocol.
• Extra-oral duties or procedures specified by the supervising licensed dentist provided that these duties or procedures meet the definition of a basic supportive procedure specified in section 1750.
• Operate dental radiography equipment for the purpose of oral radiography if the dental assistant has complied with the requirements, of Section 1656.
• Perform intraoral and extraoral photography.
• Adjust dentures extra-orally.
• Chemically prepare teeth for bonding. Apply pit and fissure sealants.
• Apply and activate bleaching agents using a non-laser light curing device.
• Apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents.
• Apply topical fluoride. (May operate under general supervision when operating in a school-based setting or government-run public health program, see section 1750.1 (c)).
• Assist in the administration of nitrous oxide when used for analgesia or sedation. A dental assistant shall not start the administration of the gases and shall not adjust the flow of the gases unless instructed to do so by the supervising licensed dentist who shall be present at the patient's chairside during the implementation of these instructions. This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent any person from taking appropriate action in the event of a medical emergency.
• Dry endodontically-treated canals using absorbent paper points.
• Fabricate, adjust, cement, and remove indirect provisional restorations, including stainless steel crowns when used as provisional restorations.
• Monitor patient sedation, limited to reading and transmitting information from the monitor display during the intraoperative phase of surgery for electrocardiogram waveform, carbon dioxide and end-tidal carbon dioxide concentrations, respiratory cycle data, or pulse arterial oxygen saturation measurements for the purpose of interpretation and evaluation by a supervising licensed dentist who shall be at the patient's chairside during the procedure.
• Provide mouth-mirror inspection of the oral cavity, to include charting of obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth.
• Obtain intraoral images for computer-aided design (CAD), milled restorations.
• Perform measurements for the purpose of orthodontic treatment.
• Place and remove rubber dams or other isolation devices.
• Place bases, liners, and bonding agents.
• Place post-extraction dressing after inspection of the surgical site by the supervising licensed dentist.
• Place, adjust and finish direct provisional restorations.
• Place wedge and remove matrices for restorative procedures.
• Polish coronal surfaces of the teeth.
• Conduct pulp vitality testing and record findings.
• Remove excess cement from surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument.
• Remove post-extraction dressing after inspection of the surgical site by the supervising licensed dentist.
• Remove sutures after inspection of the site by the dentist.
• Take facebow transfers and bite registrations.
• Take intraoral impressions for all non-prosthodontic appliances.
• Use automated caries detection devices and materials to gather information for diagnosis by the dentist.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Redding, CA 96003: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person