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Dental Assistant

4 months ago

Big Spring, Texas, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The Dental Assistant assists the dentist in many aspects of direct patient care and performs other clinical and clerical functions independently of direct supervision.

This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Applications will remain on file until June 19, 2024.



Duties

*** Bargaining Position ***Chairside Assisting:

  • 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
  • Assists in routine general dental procedures
  • Assists in specialized dental procedures, such as oral surgery, endodontics, and periodontics
Dental Imaging:
  • 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
  • Instruments are properly prepared for sterilization by SPS standards
  • Instruments are prepared in a manner that does not delay clinical care
  • Demonstrates proper infection control procedures in exposing images
Dental Laboratory Functions:
  • Pours impressions and prepares study models
  • Makes final denture impression trays and prepares bite rim
  • Prepares cases for the dental laboratory and ensures timely retrieval of completed cases from the laboratory
  • Performs other dental laboratory functions as time and skill levels allow
Direct Patient Care:
  • Suture Removal
  • Impressions for diagnostic casts and preliminary impressions for prosthetic fabrication
  • Recement and fabricate temporary crowns.
  • Cleaning of prostheses
  • Remove temporary crown/bridge and clean tooth preparation of debris
  • Vitals signs monitoring
  • Administers oxygen (in emergencies and routinely via transfer from patient's oxygen tank to the same liter flow on operatory oxygen and returns to patient's oxygen after treatment).
  • Applies fluoride products, as ordered by dentist
  • Applies topical anesthetics, as ordered by dentist
  • Applies other topical medications and medicaments, as ordered by dentist
  • Administers pre-procedural mouth rinses, as ordered by dentist
  • Place rubber dams and matrix bands
  • Provides post-operative and other appropriate patient education
  • Telephonically addresses patient care issues and documents for review by the dentist
  • Performs other permissible direct patient care issues as time and skill levels
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required