DENTAL ASSISTANT JOB DUTIES

Hours MTW 7-5 1 hour lunch F 7-2

• Attend morning meeting.
• Great & seat patients on DDS schedule. Try to keep operatory door closed.
• Ask patient if there is any health, address or insurance changes. Note any changes on route slip and update in computer and on the chart. Edit medical alerts as they change per updated health history forms.
• Check off what was done for that day on the patients routing slip and ALWAYS put down the next appt needed along with # of units needed. Put NIP or IP on PVC’s or bridge treatments. Take pre op x-rays for anterior PVC’s. Schedule lab case as time permits.
• Set complete for the accurate day’s procedures that were preformed.
• For new patients with *exam, (star exam) fill out NP chart-see page 6.
• Set up and break down each room as needed for DDS’s schedule. Set up trays for 1stpatients of the day on the last working day before the next work day.
• Aspiration and retraction.
• Make custom athletic mouth guard impressions and trays for medication.
• Test for caries susceptibility.
• Demonstrate oral hygiene procedures.
• Shade selection for restorations.
• Apply topical anesthetics.
• Apply topical desensitizing agents to teeth.
• Apply cavity varnish.
• Perform impression, fabrication, cementation and removal of provisional restorations, not to include palliative or sedative restorations.
• Chart preliminary and filled teeth.
• Take x-rays.
• Take intra oral bite registrations for diagnostic model articulation, restorations and appliances.
• Polymerize light-activated restorative or bonding materials.
• Gather and maintain a complete medical and dental history of the patient.
• Perform all extra oral supportive laboratory procedures.
• Prepare materials, drugs and medications for use in dental procedures.
• Coordinate all patient education services.
• Take impressions for removable or fixed orthodontic appliances.
• Perform all sterilization procedures and supportive services including but not limited to physical position of patient, monitor vital signs, assist during administration of life support activities and any other non-invasive procedure deemed necessary by the supervising dentist to maintain the health and safety of the patient.
• Assist front office with clerical tasks as needed: confirming, pulling or filing away charts, answer phones, schedule appts, recall, updating health history form and/or HIPPA form or other tasks as needed.
• Proceed with responsibilities that the doctor may present.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cincinnati, OH 45241: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• X-Ray Certification (Required)

Work Location: One location

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