Lead Dental Assistant: Advanced Education in General Dentistry

4 days ago

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Temple University Full time
Job Summary:

The Dental Assistant will provide critical support to the residents, faculty, and students in the treatment of dental patients within the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Clinic in the School of Dentistry at Temple University. This role requires a high level of organization, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills to ensure seamless patient care and clinic operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with various routine and complex surgical dental procedures, including preparing chairs or surgical rooms for procedures, welcoming and seating patients into the chair, and maintaining and disinfecting operatories between and after patient visits.

• Provide support during medical emergencies, including monitoring emergency drug and oxygen supplies, and infection control and safety protocols.

• Take x-rays using digital imaging and upload x-rays and other patient-related data into axium.

• Pour and trim dental impressions, order and maintain supplies, troubleshoot dental equipment and instruments, and maintain logs for equipment maintenance and safety required by the University, School, and Department for Infection Control.

• Assist with the sterilization process and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• At least 1 year of experience as a Dental Assistant, including some experience with restorative dental procedures.

• Dental Assisting training and certificate from an accredited school.

• Dental Radiology Certification from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

• CPR Certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain PA Child Abuse Clearances.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the standard and complex procedures performed in the clinics area of specialty.

• Demonstrated ability to provide chair-side assistance and utilize dental instruments, sterilizer, operatory equipment, infection control equipment, dental x-ray equipment, and all other standard dental equipment and instruments.

• Must be able to work with a diverse population of students, faculty, staff, patients, and other external contacts.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational and interpersonal skills.

Temple University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Compliance Statement:

In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description, employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial, and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution.

Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University, and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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