Dental Assistant

1 month ago

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

Employees at this level serve as a staff dental assistant and perform a full range of duties with indirect supervision from the lead or supervisory dental assistant or the treating dentist.

Employees perform assigned selected procedures with some independence and some complex patient procedures are performed under indirect supervision of more experienced dental assistants or dental supervisor.


Duties include but not limited to the following:
Chairside Assisting
Provides chairside assistance fully anticipating dentist needs for all instruments, materials, and services.
Sets up operatory for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit for timely turnover.
Passes instruments safely, accurately, and efficiently.
Keeps operative field clear of debris and retracts oral tissues effectively and comfortably.
Prepares dental medicaments and impression materials per manufacturer's instructions.
Accomplishes all intra-operative procedures within standard infection control protocols.

Dental Imaging
Operates dental X-ray equipment taking intra- and extra-oral radiographs.
Images are characterized by diagnostic quality, accurately oriented, and exposed.
Dental imaging safety techniques are utilized, and retakes are minimized.
Imaging requests are accomplished within the desired time frame.

Infection Control and Equipment Sterilization
Demonstrates proper infection control procedures in setting up and cleaning up operatories.
Maintains dental equipment in a clean and operative condition.
Debrides and decontaminates instruments, materials, and equipment.
Instruments are properly prepared for sterilization by SPS standards.
Instruments are prepared in a manner that does not delay clinical care.

Clerical Functions
Assists patients in scheduling appointments, makes appointments, and handles telephone inquiries.
Records information related to the medical and dental history as relayed by the dentist or patient.
Assists in filling gaps in the doctor's and hygienist's schedule due to late cancellations and failed appointments.
Assists the dentist and hygienist in charting findings and treatment plans in patient records.

Information Management
Maintains patient confidentiality per HIPAA with written and verbal information.
Follows computer security regulations.

Patient Safety
Modifies care as necessitated by patient's age and abilities (patient transfer and position).
Provides accurate and understandable instructions to patients.
Participates in patient identification and time out per TJC and facility requirements.
Instructs patient in preventive dental care measures, general nutrition as related to dental health.
Provides post-operative and other appropriate patient education.

Dental Laboratory Functions
Pours impressions and prepares study models.
Makes final denture impression trays and prepares bite rims.
Performs other dental laboratory functions as time and skill levels allow.
Pours and trim models.
Constructs custom impression trays.

Direct Patient Care
Remove sutures and removal of periodontal surgical dressing.
Impressions for diagnostic casts and preliminary impressions for prosthetic fabrication.
Remove temporary crown/bridge and clean tooth preparation of debris.
Applies desensitizing agents, tissue conditioners and other topica1 agents prescribed by dentist to specified area of the oral cavity.
Assists in surgical treatment by applying and removing periodontal and post-extraction dressings and removing sutures.
Recement temporary crowns and bridges.
Supports dentist in endodontic treatment by applying rubber dam.

Work Schedule
:
Mon-Fri 7:30AM-4:00PM

Telework
:
No

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #

: 00000

Fi

nancial Disclosure Report:
Not required

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