Dental Assistant

ALABAMA REGIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Alabama Regional Medical Services is seeking a qualified dental assistant to support dentists and hygienists in a busy clinic. You will prepare instruments, assist chairside, take radiographs, impressions, and help with patient education.

The role requires a high school diploma, CPR certification, and preferred certification as a Dental Assistant; previous experience is a plus. Training provided and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Certified Dental Assistant, preferred.
• Maintain current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Chairside assistance to dentist and/or hygienist.
• Apply topical desensitizers, liners, bases, and fluorides under supervision.
• Clean, pack, sterilize, and organize dental instruments.
• Maintain sterilization logs and equipment maintenance.
• Record case history, vital signs (BP, pulse, temp).
• Expose and develop intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs.
• Take impressions for study casts.
• Place/remove periodontal and alveolar socket dressings.
• Construct and place temporary crowns.
• Assist in nitrous oxide administration.
• Provide oral health education to school children.
• Apply reversible liners and bases to dentures and appliances.
• Conduct dental health clinics for community groups.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal and written skills

Organization

Good judgement

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or Equival ent

Certified Dental Assistant, preferred

CPR Certification

Job description

SUMMARY: Assists in the performance of dental procedures designed to preserve teeth and prevent the spread of oral disease by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists the dentist and/or hygienist chairside in the performance of clinical procedures.
• Under the direct supervision of the dentist, applies topical agents to desensitize teeth, liners and bases for cavity preparations (excluding capping or exposed pulpal tissues), oxygenating agents, astringents, anti-inflammatory agents, and fluorides.
• Clean, pack, sterilize and or organize dental instruments as instructed by the dentist.
  
• Performs periodic cleaning/maintenance of dental equipment, dental chairs and operatories as required.
• Maintain and organize daily sterilization logs and other materials as required.
• Takes and records case history, blood pressure, pulse, and oral temperature.
• Preliminarily charts conditions of decay and disease as diagnosed for treatment by dentist.
• Exposes and develops intra-oral and extra-oral dental radiographs.
• Makes impressions for diagnostic and opposing study casts.
• Places and removes periodontal and alveolar socket dressings.
  
• Construct and place temporary crowns (excluding stainless steel crowns).
• Assists in the administration of inhalation analgesia (nitrous oxide).
• Provides oral health education to improve and maintain oral health of school children including oral hygiene instructions, plaque staining, brushing, flossing and caries susceptibility tests.
• Applies reversible liners and bases to dentures, orthodontic appliances, prosthetic appliances, bridges or others structures.
• Conducts dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Certified Dental Assistant, preferred
• Maintain current CPR certification

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Effective verbal and written skills
• Ability to organize
• Good judgement
• Strong customer service skills