Certified Dental Assistant — Special Care Clinic

GetHired, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off

Health Coverage

Retirement Plan

Work Schedule

Job summary

UM FDSP Associates is a dental support organization affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, seeking a Dental Assistant, Radiology-Certified. The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least two years of prior experience, CPR certification, and Maryland radiology licensing.

Responsibilities include assisting in four-handed dentistry, preparing study models and temporary crowns, and handling routine dental procedures.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the principles of dental assisting theory, technique, and practice.
• Skill in procedures using sit-down four-handed dentistry techniques.
• Ability to wear and work in personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Places and removes rubber dams, matrix bands, and/or retraction cords.
• Applies topical anesthesia, fluoride, and desensitizing agents as instructed by a dentist.
• Removes excess cement.
• Maintenance of implant kits.
• Prepares impressions for study models.
• Prepares, places, and removes temporary crowns.
• Constructs athletic mouth guards and customized trays.
• Performs vitality tests.
• Prepares and fits stainless steel crowns.
• Removes sutures.
• Removes and places subsequent periodontal dressing.
• Dries root canals.
• Etches teeth.
• Performs all the duties of a Dental Assistant, Radiology-Certified.

Skills

Dental assisting knowledge

Four-handed dentistry

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

UM FDSP Associates is a dental support organization affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, seeking a Dental Assistant, Radiology-Certified. The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least two years of prior experience, CPR certification, and Maryland radiology licensing.

Responsibilities include assisting in four-handed dentistry, preparing study models and temporary crowns, and handling routine dental procedures.