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Dental Assistant

4 months ago

Joplin, United States Kansas City University Full time
Job Type:
Staff

Job Description:

Hiring Dental Assistants to start July 2024

Reporting to the Director of Clinical Operations, the qualified Dental Assistant will be responsible for chairside dental assisting, dispensing, sterilization, radiography, and/or quality assurance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Facilitates the delivery of clinical care within the group practice, providing clinical dental assisting duties for faculty and/ or students
  • Performs chairside dental assisting duties to include operatory set-up and breakdown using proper infection
  • control protocols; is comfortable and competent using electronic technology in collecting and recording patient

    health histories and dental charting; appropriate patient communication and management
  • Works with appropriate individuals to implement and maintain the OHC's infection control policies and procedures. Serves as role model and mentor for students for infection control policies and procedures
  • Dispenses and maintains dental instruments, supplies and equipment in the OHC Dispensary and/or Simulation Clinic using scanning and computer technology
  • Prepares, sterilizes and properly maintains dental instruments/supplies/equipment according to manufacturer's instructions in the OHC Central Sterilization area and Simulation Clinic Dispensary
  • Organizes, stores and tracks electronic inventory of dental instruments/supplies/equipment in the OHC Central Sterilization, Dispensary and/or Simulation Clinic
  • Supports student clinicians and contributes to an efficient productive clinic operation and positive patient experiences
  • Is competent in instrument transfer, field isolation, dental material handling for all general and specialty dental procedures performed by a general dentist; performs all procedures as allowed under the Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Missouri State Dental Board, Rules Relating to Dental Assistants
  • Provides support during medical emergencies
  • Provides patient care support by exposing digital diagnostic images and organizing and storing those images
  • Performs digital scanning and laboratory procedures under the direction of the dentist; captures digital intraoral and extra oral images
  • Supports clinic operations, including monitoring and cleaning/disinfecting clinic operatories and support spaces;
  • Reports equipment failures; maintaining/recording logs related to instrument/material/equipment dispensing
  • Exhibits a professional appearance and demeanor and supports the educational mission of the clinical faculty, including role modeling and the teaching of students on how to function as a dental assistant on the dental team, both in four-handed chairside activities and in clinical operational support
Requirements
  • Certificate of completion from an accredited Dental Assisting Program or at least three years of direct experience
  • Expanded duty functions preferred


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