What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant position at NITELINES USA, INC?
NEEDED: Dental Assistant
LOCATION: 1000 Airbase Road, Pollock, LA 71467
SCHEDULE: 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, not to exceed 40 hours per week.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- US Citizen
- Shall have valid certification to practice in the state of Louisiana.
- Shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.
- Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
- Must be Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified, in accordance with the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
- Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical setting are desirable.
JOB DUTIES: Not limited to the following:
- Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
- Take blood pressure prior to dental procedures.
- Retrieve patient's 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, Pass instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator
- Observes patient's responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic
- Give instructions for subsequent dental appointments
- Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records)
- Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient
- Assists in the treatment of emergency cases, Provides dental health education
- Dental prophylaxis, Dental screening examination, Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
- Dental and periodontal charting, Prepares places, and removes packs
- Places temporary fillings, Places and remove rubber dams
- Maintains dental equipment, Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments
- Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs
- Reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action
- Performs routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth
- Uses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services
- Prepares entries for patient's records
- Selects and applies medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of teeth Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing
- Fabricates and repairs dental prosthesis and appliances under supervision
- Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis and removable partial prosthesis
- Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials
- Takes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic, panelipse, cephalometric, and transcranial equipment
- Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic radiographs
- Correctly position patient and film
- Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients
- Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records
- Performs quality assurances on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight
- Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques
- Sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic
- Place and finish dental restorations, including bases and liners
- Make primary impressions and pour casts
- Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures
BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contributions.