Chairside Dental Assistant — Student Education & Support

University of Florida; Gainesville (AL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Dental plans

Vision

GatorPerks discount program

Retirement plans

Job summary

The University of Florida College of Dentistry is seeking an OPS Dental Assistant to provide dental assisting and administrative support within a patient-centered education setting. The role supports high-quality student dentist education and patient care, contributing to Clinical Care Groups.

Daily duties include chairside assistance, infection control, and inventory management, with a focus on four-handed dentistry and radiographic exposure. On-site UF benefits are available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and two years of appropriate experience.
• Fundamentals of Dental Assisting certification, Radiology certification, and BLS certification.
• Appropriate college coursework or vocational training may substitute for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist clinical staff in maintaining optimal working order of clinical equipment.
• Collaborate with Dental Maintenance to prepare clinics for daily student use.
• Conduct daily clinic surveillance to ensure infection prevention standards are met and correct deficiencies.
• Maintain daily student attendance records and serve as information resource at the emergency rally point.
• Assist with student orientation to the clinical curriculum and infection prevention practices.
• Provide four-handed and six-handed dentistry support to students during clinic sessions.
• Assist dental students with radiographic exposure techniques as needed.
• Maintain inventory of clinical supplies for the 22-chair clinic.
• Participate in daily huddles and UFCD Quality Assurance processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Chairside assisting

Infection control

Four-handed dentistry

EFDA Certification

BLS Certification

Education

High school diploma

Fundamentals of Dental Assisting certification

Radiology certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Tools

Outlook

axiUm

Excel

Word

Windows 7

Job description

The University of Florida College of Dentistry is seeking an OPS Dental Assistant to provide dental assisting and administrative support within a patient-centered education setting. The role supports high-quality student dentist education and patient care, contributing to Clinical Care Groups.

Daily duties include chairside assistance, infection control, and inventory management, with a focus on four-handed dentistry and radiographic exposure. On-site UF benefits are available.