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

Comprehensive medical and dental

Tuition subsidy for employees

Paid time off and holidays

Life insurance and disability coverage

Retirement plan options

Job summary

Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis, Indiana, seeks a skilled Dental Assistant to support student training and patient care in the Special Needs Clinic. You will assist with impressions, x-rays, temporary restorations, and chair-side support, while ensuring sterilization and instrument readiness.

Requires a dental assisting program with experience, or equivalent, plus Indiana X-Ray license at hire. Compensation is hourly with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited dental assisting training program with 1 year of expanded dental assisting experience or 2 years of dental assisting experience with an accredited program.
• Indiana X-Ray License upon hire; additional licenses as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Takes impressions and bite registrations.
• Takes, develops, and mounts x-rays; instructs students on taking x-rays.
• Fits preliminary crowns and places temporary restorations.
• Places resin and amalgam restorations and polishes.
• Maintains sterilization standards and positions instruments for procedures.

Skills

Accuracy under pressure

Safety-focused

Customer service

Independent

Technical aptitude

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma

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 train the next generation of dentists to provide appropriate and compassionate care to them.

Responsibilities

• Takes impressions and bite registrations.
• Takes, develops, and mounts x-rays. Instructs students on taking x-rays.
• Fits preliminary crowns for adjustments, creates custom temporary restorations and places temporary restorative material in teeth.
• Makes and fabricates temporary crown and adjust and cement.
• Places and removes matrix retainers for alloy and composite restorations.
• Places resin and amalgam restorations. Finishes and polishes restorations and adjusts patient bite.
• Performs expanded dental assistant functions and demonstrates correct procedures to students.
• Sits chair side to pass instruments and supports direct patient care as indicated by procedure.
• Confirms that instruments are sterilized and working properly and organizes them for procedures and/or surgery.

Education

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

Work Experience

• 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.

Licences and Certificates

• Indiana X-Ray License upon date of hire.
• Expanded Functions Dental Assisting License if working in an expanded dental assisting capacity upon date of hire.
• Dental Assistant Certification if working in a dental assisting specialty capacity upon date of hire.
• Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification Examination (DAANCE) if working in an anesthetic capacity upon date of hire.

Skills

• 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 to $25.00 per hour based on experience and internal equity.

Benefits

• 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)

Career Level: Mastery

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Health Services

Job Family: Dentistry

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.