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JOB SUMMARY
The Certified Dental Assistant performs a variety of clinical and administrative duties, such as preparing the treatment rooms, sterilizing instruments, and assisting during procedures. The Certified Dental Assistant makes patients as comfortable as possible in the dental chair, prepares them for treatment, obtains their dental records, and instructs patients on postoperative and general oral health care. In addition, the Certified Dental Assistant will assist our patients make appointments, assuring their attendance, and connecting them to support services. The Certified Dental Assistant will be responsible for establishing and cultivating relationships with community stakeholders and providers.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
The position reports to the Director of Dental Operations. No staff report to this position.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & FUNCTIONS
While living and demonstrating our Core Values, the Certified Dental Assistant will:
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
CLINIC DUTIES
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$38k-47k (estimate)
01/29/2024
06/25/2024
thewrightcenter.org
S ABINGTN TWP, PA
50 - 100
1976
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
The Wright Centers Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Psychiatry Residencies, as well as our Cardiovascular Disease and Gastroenterology Fellowships, were designed to empower residents as innovators and nimble leaders responsive to the needs of the community they serve. Within our non-profit Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortium, our trainees are immersed in diverse community venues where they are most needed, increasing their long-term likelihood of working in such settings after completing their training. Our training model follows the national Beyond Flexner movement, focused... on training community-minded health professionals as agents of more equitable healthcare. Our regional residents and fellows train within Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wayne and Pike counties. Strong affiliations with Commonwealth Health System, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Geisinger, as well as multiple regional learning environments including Maternal and Family Health Services, Pike Family Health Center, Rural Health Corporation, Scranton Counseling Center, Scranton Primary Health Care Center and Wayne Memorial Community Health Center allow us to provide diverse, innovative learning environments for trainees. Our National Family Medicine Residency (NFMR) learners train at 1 of 4 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) partner sites across the United States. Under our innovative consortium model, the NFMR learners are supported by The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, the educational infrastructure of AT. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and the osteopathic training support of Still OPTI. Our NFMR learners train at the following FQHC partner sites: El Rio Community Health Center, Tucson, AZ; HealthPoint, Auburn, WA; HealthSource of Ohio, New Richmond, OH; Unity Health Care, Washington, D.C.; and Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Portland, OR.
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The following is the career advancement route for Certified Dental Assistant positions, which can be used as a reference in future career path planning. As a Certified Dental Assistant, it can be promoted into senior positions as a Dental Hygienist that are expected to handle more key tasks, people in this role will get a higher salary paid than an ordinary Certified Dental Assistant. You can explore the career advancement for a Certified Dental Assistant below and select your interested title to get hiring information.
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Caring for dental equipment.
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Recording treatment information in patient records.
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Take and document patient dental history and updates, as well as overall health and medication history
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Assist dentist by handling supplies and instruments as requested
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Welcome patients and get them situated in the appropriate treatment room
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