Dental Assistant Extern (Loma Vista Adult Center)

La Clínica de La Raza Inc.; Canada; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health center is seeking a Dental Assistant Extern to perform various dental duties under supervision. The candidate will operate dental radiography equipment, apply topical treatments, and assist in patient care. This position is exclusively available to current externs from Loma Vista Adult Center. Applicants must hold a radiographic safety certificate and comply with the training requirements to excel in a supportive dental environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a current Dental Assistant extern from Loma Vista Adult Center.
• Must hold a radiographic safety certificate.
• Ability to perform specified dental duties under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform extra-oral duties under dentist supervision.
• Operate dental radiography equipment.
• Apply topical fluoride and assist in procedures.

Skills

Operative dental radiography

Topical fluoride application

Intraoral impressions

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Dental Assistant Extern (Loma Vista Adult Center)

Who we are: La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.

*This position is only available to current Dental Assistantexterns from Loma Vista Adult Center*

DA Extern or Volunteer:
A dental assistant is expected to perform the following duties under the general supervision of a supervising licensed dentist:

• Extra-oral duties or procedures specified by the supervising licensed dentist, provided that these duties or procedures meet the definition of a basic supportive procedure.
• Operate dental radiography equipment for the purpose of oral radiography and have a radiographic safety certificate.
• Perform intraoral and extraoral photography.

A dental assistant may perform the following duties under the direct supervision of a supervising licensed dentist:

• Apply nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents.
• Apply topical fluoride.
• Take intraoral impressions for all nonprosthodontic appliances.
• Take facebow transfers and bite registrations.
• Place and remove rubber dams or other isolation devices.
• Place, wedge, and remove matrices for restorative procedures.
• Remove postextraction dressings after inspection of the surgical site by the supervising licensed dentist.
• Perform measurements for the purposes of orthodontic treatment.
• Cure restorative or orthodontic materials in operative site with a light-curing device.
• Examine orthodontic appliances.
• Place and remove orthodontic separators.
• Remove ligature ties and archwires.
• After adjustment by the dentist, examine and seat removable orthodontic appliances and deliver care instructions to the patient