Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (Dental Assistant), Special Care Clinic

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

Health savings account

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis is seeking a Dental Assistant to support the Special Needs Clinic and general patient care. This role involves assisting dentists, preparing instruments, and ensuring patient comfort during procedures.

Responsibilities include taking impressions, mounting x-rays, fabricating temporary restorations, and maintaining sterilization standards while teaching students through expanded functions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of an accredited dental assisting training program.
• Indiana X-Ray license required by date of hire.
• Expanded Functions Dental Assisting license required by date of hire.
• Dental Assistant certification required by date of hire.
• DAANCE certification required by date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Take impressions and bite registrations.
• Take, develop and mount x-rays and instruct students on taking x-rays.
• Fit preliminary crowns, create temporary restorations and place temporary materials.
• Fabricate temporary crowns and adjust/cement as needed.
• Place and remove matrix retainers for restorations.
• Place resin and amalgam restorations and finish/polish.
• Sit chair side to pass instruments and support direct patient care.
• Ensure sterilization of instruments and organize them for procedures.

Skills

Accuracy under pressure

Customer service

Independent work

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Quality commitment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Accredited dental assisting training program

Indiana X-Ray license

Expanded Functions Dental Assisting license

Dental Assistant certification

DAANCE certification

Job description

COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND GENERAL (IN-DSCC-IUINA)

The Indiana University (IU) School of Dentistry has been advancing oral health in the state and beyond since 1879, when it was founded as the Indiana Dental College. Over the past 140 years, we've become a national leader in preparing oral health professionals, conducting innovative research that has an impact on patients and the profession, and providing patient-centered care.

Indiana University School of Dentistry is the only medical center in the state educating professionals to provide oral health care for people with disabilities or medically complex conditions. The Special Needs Clinic at IU School of Dentistry is committed to providing high-quality oral care to people with disabilities and training the next generation of dentists to provide appropriate and compassionate care to them.

• Take impressions and bite registrations.
• Take, develop and mount x-rays. Instruct students on taking x-rays.
• Fit preliminary crowns for adjustments, create custom temporary restorations, and place temporary restorative material in teeth.
• Make and fabricate temporary crown and adjust and cement.
• Place and remove matrix retainers for alloy and composite restorations.
• Place resin and amalgam restorations. Finish and polish restorations and adjust patient bite.
• Perform expanded dental assistant functions and demonstrate correct procedures to students.
• Sit chair side to pass instruments and support direct patient care as indicated by procedure.
• Confirm that instruments are sterilized and working properly and organize them for procedures and/or surgery.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)

Work Experience

Required

• Completion of an accredited dental assisting training program with 1 year of expanded dental assisting experience or assisting in a dental specialty; OR
• 2 years of dental assisting experience with completion of an accredited dental assisting training program plus 1 year of expanded dental assisting experience or assisting in a dental specialty

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Indiana X-Ray license upon date of hire
• Expanded Functions Dental Assisting license upon date of hire
• Dental Assistant certification upon date of hire
• Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification Examination (DAANCE) upon date of hire

Skills

Required

• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
• Demonstrates customer service skills
• Performs work independently with minimal supervision
• Possesses strong technical aptitude
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Articulate and responsive to colleagues
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities

This role requires sedentary work as well as extended durations of moving about the workplace. It requires the ability to move objects and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and the ability to discern between various objects and devices and to position patients. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

IU School of Dentistry

Indianapolis, Indiana

$22.00 - $25.00 per hour based on experience and internal equity

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Mastery

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Health Services

Job Family: Dentistry

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