Clinical Dental Assistant

Providence Community Health Centers; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Community Health Centers seeks a dental assistant to support clinicians with dental and radiography procedures, while maintaining instruments and equipment according to clinic standards. The role includes coordinating day-to-day patient administration and office support activities.

Educational requirements include a dental assisting program or 12-18 months of experience, with basic third-party payer knowledge.

Qualifications

• Completion of a dental assisting program or 12-18 months of dental assisting experience.
• Basic third party payer knowledge gained through education or experience.
• Assists in chair-side dental procedures including operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic and oral surgical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the performance of dental and radiography procedures.
• Prepare, sterilize, organize and set up dental instruments and equipment.
• Monitor and maintain dental equipment including sterilizers and radiographic developing equipment.

Skills

Chair-side assistance

Payer knowledge

Education

Dental assisting program or 12-18 months experience

Job description

Under general supervision, provides a range of clinical, administrative and staff support. Assists in the performance of dental and radiography procedures, prepares and maintains dental equipment and supplies in accordance with established PCHC protocols and policies. Assists in the coordination of day-to-day patient administration, records management, and office support activities.

Education

• Completion of a dental assisting program or 12‑18 months of dental assisting experience and/or training or an equivalent combination of both.

Basic third party payer knowledge, gained through education or experience

• Assess dental condition and needs of patient; uses patient screening procedures, to Provide chair-side assistance to dentist and/or dental hygienist in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, and oral surgical procedures.
• Prepare, sterilize, organize and set up dental instruments and equipment, ensures that all dental instruments are cleaned, dated, and processed according to established clinic guidelines and standards.
• Monitors and maintains dental equipment, such as compressors, evacuator systems, radiographic developing equipment, sterilizers, and light-curing units, in accordance with manufacturers guidelines.