Expanded-Function Dental Assistant (Four-Handed Dentistry)

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC); Tuba City (AZ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) seeks a Dental Assistant (Expanded Function) to provide chair-side support and perform reversible intra-oral procedures under a dentist's direction. The role requires knowledge of dental anatomy, instruments, materials, and procedures.

Preference is given under Navajo Preference in Employment Act to enrolled members of Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, with secondary and tertiary preferences as described in the

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must have completed one year of acceptable course work or training for expanded function procedures; if IHS trained, Basic and Advanced Restorative Expanded Functions certificates required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association for at least 90 days after start of employment.

Responsibilities

• Customer service must be a priority.
• Organize and lay out instruments for dentist's use.
• Meet and greet patients and seat them in the dental chair.
• Restore teeth prepared by dentist with fillings.
• Assist in endodontic treatments by applying rubber dam and cleaning the field.
• Take preliminary impressions for study models.
• Retract gingiva for final impression and manage cords.
• Assist in surgical treatment with dressings and sutures.
• Instruct patients on preventive dental care and nutrition related to dental health.
• Proficient in taking dental radiographs and in constructing temporary crowns/bridges.

Skills

Expanded function

BLS certification

2+ years exp

Four-handed dentistry

Supervisory experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

1 year of relevant training/work

IHS trained certificates

Job description

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) seeks a Dental Assistant (Expanded Function) to provide chair-side support and perform reversible intra-oral procedures under a dentist's direction. The role requires knowledge of dental anatomy, instruments, materials, and procedures.

Preference is given under Navajo Preference in Employment Act to enrolled members of Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, with secondary and tertiary preferences as described in the