Dental Assistant B

DHRM; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

The Virginia Department of Health is seeking a Dental Assistant to support its mobile school-based preventive dental services program. You will work with a licensed Dental Hygienist in a local health district and assist with administrative outreach efforts.

Duties include setting up portable equipment, assisting with screenings and sealants, maintaining records, promoting the program, and coordinating referrals. This is an hourly position with no benefits, limited to 1500 hours per year.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of dentistry techniques and the use of standard equipment.
• Experience working on a team.
• Experience working with dentist or dental hygienist providing ‘4-handed dental’ services.

Responsibilities

• Setting up, breaking down, and maintaining portable dental equipment in community settings.
• Assisting with patient management and with oral screenings; recording findings.
• Delivering preventive services such as sealants and fluoride varnish using 4-handed techniques.
• Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing instruments and clinical areas per policy.
• Maintaining patient records and coordinating referrals with local dentists.

Skills

Dentistry techniques

Team collaboration

4-handed dentistry

Job description

Title: Dental Assistant B

State Role Title: Direct Service Associate II

Hiring Range: $19.31 – $21.22

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: CUMB PLATEAU-RUSSELL

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Dental Assistant to support its mobile school-based preventive dental services program. This position plays a vital role in improving oral health outcomes for children by delivering services in schools and community settings. The Dental Assistant will work with a licensed Dental Hygienist in a local health district and will also support administrative and educational outreach efforts.

In community settings, duties include setting up, breaking down, and maintaining portable dental equipment; reviewing patient forms and documents; assisting with patient management; assisting with oral screenings and recording of findings; and assisting with the delivery of preventive services including dental sealants and fluoride varnish using 4-handed dental techniques. Cleaning and disinfecting the clinical areas and equipment and sterilizing dental instruments in accordance with agency policy and protocols and relevant OSHA laws and guidelines are additional duties.

Administrative and community education duties include maintaining inventory of supplies; managing and maintaining patient records in compliance with HIPPA and applicable state and federal laws and regulations; educating children and parents individually and in group settings or at events; promoting the dental program; and working with local public and private dentists to coordinate referrals for children with treatment needs.

This is an hourly-wage position with no benefits and limited to 1500 hours a year.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of dentistry techniques and procedures and the use of standard equipment
• Experience working on a team
• Experience working with dentist or dental hygienist providing ‘4-handed dental’ services

Additional Considerations

• Infection Control experience
• Successful completion of an educational program and certification as a dental assistant preferred
• Prior experience successfully working with children in a dental practice

Special Instructions

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Lindsay Schneider

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.