Dental Assistant III

Nhcoregon; Portland (OR); Hybride; USD 46 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nhcoregon is seeking a Dental Assistant to provide direct chairside support in delivering dental care and to assist in directing Dental Assistant I and II in patient care and clinic duties. The role includes 4-handed dentistry, radiographs, and expanded duties under supervision.

Required credentials include EFDA, radiologic proficiency, and CPR; and in-house sealant training is available. Oregon licensure and a strong focus on infection control are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Dental Assistant training completed.
• Minimum 1 year related experience or training.
• EFDA certificate required.
• Sealant certification required; in-house training available.
• Radiologic proficiency certification by Oregon Board of Dental Examiners.
• Current BLS CPR certification.

Responsabilités

• Provides patients and families with oral hygiene instruction and post-operative care information.
• Sets up operatories and portable units with instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Obtains and enters patient information into the dental record, including health history and medications.
• Assists dentists and hygienists in 4-handed dentistry, passing instruments and mixing materials.
• Performs expanded duty functions, including prophylaxis for children and adults.
• Places temporary restorative material and assists with crown prep and removal of temporary crowns.
• Takes oral impressions and pours models.
• Places sealants when certified under supervision.
• Exposes dental radiographs and ensures quality for diagnosis.
• Maintains infection control practices, PPE, sterilization, and operatory disinfection.
• Communicates daily schedule and patient information with the dental team.

Connaissances

4-handed dentistry

EHR data entry

Infection control

Formation

High School Diploma or equivalent

Dental Assistant training

EFDA certificate

Sealant certification

Radiologic proficiency certification

BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR certification

Description du poste

This position provides direct chairside support to Dentists and/or Hygienists in the delivery of dental care and service at Neighborhood Health Center. This position may help to direct the Dental Assistant I and II in the delivery of patient care and clinic duties.

Essential JobDuties

• Provides patients and their families with instruction on oral hygiene, oral disease prevention and post-operative instructions, including anticipated next steps and appointment information.
• Sets up operatories and portable unit equipment and ensures that instruments, supplies, and equipment are immediately available for patient care.
• Obtains and enters patient information into electronic dental record, including chief complaint, health history, medications, allergies, vitals, patient pain level
• Provides direct clinical assistance to dentists and dental hygienists by performing 4-handed dentistry, including passing instruments for operative and oral surgery procedures and mixing filling and medicinal materials.
• Performs expanded duty functions, including child and adult rubber cup oral prophylaxis.
• Places temporary restorative material in teeth under the direction and review of a dentist, placing and removing matrix retainers for alloy and composite restorations, removing temporary crowns and cleaning teeth in preparation for final cementation, and performing preliminary fitting ofcrowns.
• Takes oral impressions and poursmodels.
• When sealant certified, places pit and fissure sealants under the direction and review of Dentist or Dental Hygienist.
• Exposes x-rays and ensures all x-rays are suitable fordiagnosis.
• Maintains proper infection control practices at all times, including the following areas: PPE, hand hygiene, handling and disposal of sharps and biohazard waste, instrument sterilization, and dental operatory disinfection.
• Communicates with Dentist of their daily schedule and patient information; communicate with dental team about schedule changes and informs providers of changes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, or equivalent, isrequired.
• Completion of Dental Assistant training isrequired.
• One-year related experience and/or training required, or equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• A valid and unencumbered Oregon EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Assistant)certificate is required.
• Sealant certification isrequired; NHC will provide in-house training and certification for any Expanded Function Dental Assistants who are hired without the certification.
• Certification of Radiologic proficiency issued by the Oregon State Board of DentalExaminers is required.
• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPRcertification is required.