Expanded Function Dental Assistant — Impactful Chairside

Indian Health Service; Dulce (NM); On-site; USD 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Indian Health Service seeks an experienced Expanded Function Dental Assistant to support chairside assisting, restorative procedures, radiography, infection control, and patient education, delivering culturally respectful, high‑quality care to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Duties include preparing materials and equipment, anticipating dentist needs, performing intra‑oral procedures and radiographs, managing patient records and appointments, and contributing to a safe

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in chairside and basic restorations or education matching GS-05 level.
• Full 4-year dental assistant or dental hygiene program with radiation physics coursework.

Responsibilities

• Restores teeth after preparation has been accomplished.
• Provides chairside assisting and anticipates dentist's needs for instruments and materials.
• Performs intra‑oral procedures such as prophylaxis, sealants, and temporary restorations.
• Performs radiological procedures and related lab tasks including models and impressions.
• Receives and prepares patients and maintains treatment records.

Skills

Chairside assisting

Radiography

Infection control

Restorative procedures

Patient education

Intra-oral procedures

Dental laboratory prep

Education

Dental Assistant program (including radiation physics)

ADA-credentialed radiography training

Tools

Cavitron

Operatory instruments

Dental radiography equipment

Job description

The Indian Health Service seeks an experienced Expanded Function Dental Assistant to support chairside assisting, restorative procedures, radiography, infection control, and patient education, delivering culturally respectful, high‑quality care to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Duties include preparing materials and equipment, anticipating dentist needs, performing intra‑oral procedures and radiographs, managing patient records and appointments, and contributing to a safe