DANB-Certified Dental Assistant - Special Care Clinic

U M FDSP Associates PA; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off

Health Coverage

Retirement

Work Schedule

Job summary

U.M. FDSP Associates P.A. in Maryland is seeking a Dental Assistant to support clinical operations, including restorative and preventive procedures, radiography, and patient care coordination.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED with about two years of prior Dental Assistant experience; CPR certification and Maryland radiology licensing are mandatory, with required immunizations possible.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; two years’ experience as a Dental Assistant preferred.
• Related education may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Places and removes rubber dams, matrix bands, and retraction cords.
• Applies topical anesthesia, fluoride, and desensitizing agents as instructed by a dentist.
• Removes excess cement.
• Maintains 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 duties of a Dental Assistant, Radiology-Certified.

Skills

Four-handed dentistry

Dental instruments & equipment

Communication skills

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

U.M. FDSP Associates P.A. in Maryland is seeking a Dental Assistant to support clinical operations, including restorative and preventive procedures, radiography, and patient care coordination.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED with about two years of prior Dental Assistant experience; CPR certification and Maryland radiology licensing are mandatory, with required immunizations possible.