Expanded Function Dental Assistant - Radiography

Indian Health Service; Lodge Grass (MT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Responsibilities include assisting dentists, preparing materials and instruments, performing intra‑oral procedures, radiographic work, and maintaining patient records while promoting oral health education and safety in a

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience as a dental assistant.
• Education: 4‑year dental assistant or hygiene program with radiation coursework.
• Combination of education and experience may meet requirements.

Responsibilities

• Restores teeth after preparation.
• Provides chairside assisting and anticipates dentist's needs for instruments and materials.
• Performs intra‑oral procedures such as prophylaxis, sealants, temporary fillings, and stainless steel crowns.
• Performs radiographic procedures and dental lab work (models, trays, casts).
• Receives patients and maintains treatment and supplies records.

Skills

Chairside assisting

Restorative procedures

Radiography

Infection control

Patient education

Tools

Cavitron

Job description

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

Responsibilities include assisting dentists, preparing materials and instruments, performing intra‑oral procedures, radiographic work, and maintaining patient records while promoting oral health education and safety in a