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- What We Are Looking For Assists dentists with dental surgical and non-surgical procedures.
- Prepares patients and arranges instruments and supplies to be used for procedures.
- Ability to demonstrate efficient four handed dentistry through handing and retrieving instruments to and from the dentist.
- Ensure all instruments are sterile and operatories are maintained following infection control protocols in accordance with CDC and OSHA guidelines.
- Performs various administrative tasks to support patient care activities through updating patient charts and recording treatment notes.
- Ability to take adequate digital radiographs.
- Can perform coronal polishing, fluoride treatment, and sealant application under supervision of dentist.
Schedule
- 4 days per week, 10 hours per day
- Tuesday -
- Friday 7:00am - 5:30pm |
- Location: Brier Clinic, San Berardino, CA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DELIVERABLES Assists dentists during patient treatment through updating patient medical and dental histories, recording vitals, diagnostic imaging, demonstrating four handed techniques during surgical and non-surgical procedures, and properly updating and recording in patient's dental tooth chart and inputting dental treatment plan to be rendered. Assures integrity of documentation from dentist's assessment. Maintains operating field through evacuation, washing, isolation, drying, and illuminating as needed and appropriate. Able to prepare dental materials such as cements, bases, and impression materials with minimum waste or need for duplication.
- Under direct supervision of a dentist: ability to educate and demonstrate oral hygiene techniques for patients and perform coronal polishing and fluoride application as needed. Ability to apply dental sealants efficiently, with proper technique, after appropriate diagnosis from dentist. Ability to communicate efficiently with front-office staff in regard to patient's medical referrals, dental specialty referrals, and updates or changes to treatment plan in regard to patient care. Ability to understand fixed and removable prosthodontic lab cases, documenting and filling out lab slips per doctor recommendations, and checks patient cases ahead of time to ensure cases have been returned for patient care. Protects patients and staff from cross contamination by performing proper infection control in accordance with OSHA and department guidelines. Maintains dental units and operatories by cleaning dental rooms, wiping down non-sterile items used and placing and removing barriers between each patient encounter. Maintain safe waterline quality for patient care safety through shocking all dental waterlines monthly, treating daily, and testing quarterly to meet CDC compliance. Maintains written logs in accordance with department policy. Properly maintain and clean equipment and instruments (i.e. high and slow speed hand pieces, digital sensors, ultrasonic etc.), by following manufacturer and department guidelines. Assures maintenance of all equipment and instruments, and trouble shoots equipment breakdowns and assesses for solutions. Cleans and sterilizes equipment and instruments by using disinfectant wipes and sprays and places in sterilization room. Managing clinical supplies in operatories and maintains adequate stock for intended patient procedures, informing leadership of any shortages for ordering supplies. Efficiently manages patient flow by escorting them to and from appropriate waiting areas, accurate and efficient preparation and maintenance of patient operatory for intended visit/procedure, and timely documentation of care rendered, referrals as needed, and communication for patient, parents, schools, caregivers etc. Other duties as outlined in the official job description.
