Certified Dental Assistant

El Centro Family Health; Peñasco (NM); Presencial; USD 35.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

El Centro Family Health in New Mexico is seeking a Certified Dental Assistant to support both dental and medical services under supervision. The role includes chair side assistance to Dentists and Hygienists, radiography, and helping with patient flow and records management in a busy clinic.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of an approved dental assistant program, with at least one year in a dental clinic.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent and/or completion of an approved dental assistant program.
• One year experience in a dental clinic setting.
• CPR/BLS certification required.
• Current radiology certification.
• Preferred: coronal polishing, Topical Anesthesia, Sealant Placement.
• Two years experience in a dental setting (preferred).
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Provide clinical, administrative, and staff support to dental/medical services operations.
• Assists in dental and radiography procedures and in day-to-day patient administration and records management.
• Provides chair side assistance to Dentist and/or Dental Hygienist for operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, or oral surgical procedures.

Conocimientos

CPR/BLS

Radiology procedures

Chair side assistance

Bilingual English/Spanish

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Dental assistant program

Herramientas

X-ray equipment

Descripción del empleo

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under general supervision, provides a range of clinical, administrative, and staff support to full-range dental/ or medical (as needed) services operations. Assists in the performance of dental and radiography procedures, polices and standards, and assists in the coordination of day-to-day patient administration, records management and office support activities. The Certified Dental Assistant provides chair side assistance to the Dentist and/or Dental Hygienist in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, and or/oral surgical procedures.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education: High school or equivalent, and/or completion of an approved dental assistant program.
• Experience: One year experience in a dental clinic setting.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/ Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Current and valid Radiology Certification.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Coronal polishing; Topical Anesthesia; Sealant Placement
• Experience: Two years experience in a dental setting
• Bi-lingual-English/Spanish