Expanded Function Dental Assistant - Restorative Radiography

Indian Health Service; Cibecue (AZ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Indian Health Service is seeking an experienced Expanded Function Dental Assistant to support chairside assisting, comprehensive restorations, radiography, infection control, and patient education. You will help deliver culturally respectful, high‑quality care to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Requires radiography certification and full 4‑year training in a dental assistant or dental hygiene program, with emphasis on radiographic techniques and infection control; federal

Qualifications

• Experience as Expanded Function Dental Assistant or similar role.
• Experience with chairside assisting and restorative procedures.
• Knowledge of radiography and infection control protocols.
• Ability to educate patients with culturally respectful care.

Responsibilities

• Assist dentist at chairside and anticipate instruments and materials.
• Perform restorative procedures and sealants as trained.
• Conduct intra-oral radiography and manage radiographic records.
• Support infection control procedures and patient education.
• Prepare patients and maintain treatment records.

Skills

Chairside assisting

Restorative procedures

Radiography

Infection control

Patient education

Education

4-year dental assistant/dental hygiene program

Tools

Dental radiography equipment operation

Job description

Indian Health Service is seeking an experienced Expanded Function Dental Assistant to support chairside assisting, comprehensive restorations, radiography, infection control, and patient education. You will help deliver culturally respectful, high‑quality care to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Requires radiography certification and full 4‑year training in a dental assistant or dental hygiene program, with emphasis on radiographic techniques and infection control; federal