Orthodontic Assistant

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a part-time Orthodontic Dental Assistant to support a Craniofacial Orthodontist with patient care and education. The role involves taking intraoral photos, scans, and assisting with all orthodontic procedures in a busy clinical setting.

Requirements include a high school diploma with a dental assistant certificate, Ohio radiography certification, and at least two years of orthodontic experience. Strong record-keeping and EMR proficiency are preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma and a dental assistant certificate.
• Ohio radiography certification is required.
• Minimum 2 years of clinical dental/orthodontic experience.
• Associates degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Educate patients on oral hygiene and braces care.
• Take intraoral photos and dental scans for orthodontic patients.
• Assist with orthodontic procedures.
• Take dental scans for fabrication of appliances.
• Assist with lip taping of cleft patients.
• Prep, sanitize and stock exam rooms to hospital standards.
• Liaise with patients, orthodontist and Craniofacial team.
• Enter notes in EPIC and Dolphin, and codes for patients.
• Upload images to Dolphin and Romexis.
• Flush VAC lines and water bottles.
• Submit and track lab appliances.
• Coordinate referrals and appointments with outside providers.
• Fabricate and trim orthodontic devices (retainers).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Dental terminology knowledge

Healthcare environment experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with dental assistant certificate

Associate degree preferred

Tools

EPIC

Dolphin

Romexis

Microsoft Office

Job description

24 hrs / Weekly

PT Days

On-Site

Summary

The Orthodontic Dental Assistant provides the Craniofacial Orthodontist efficient assistance in all aspects of patient care along with individualized instruction and guidance to orthodontic patients.

Responsibilities

• 1. Educates patients on proper oral hygiene practices and care of braces.
• 2. Take intraoral photos and dental scans for orthodontic patients.
• 3. Assist with all orthodontic procedures.
• 4. Take dental scans of teeth for the fabrication of customized orthodontic appliances.
• 5. Assist with lip taping of cleft patients.
• 6. Ensure that all dental instruments are prepped and returned from sterile processing.
• 7. Prepares, sanitizes and stocks all exam rooms to hospital standards.
• 8. Function as a liaison with patients, Craniofacial Orthodontist and Craniofacial team.
• 9. Enter in notes in EPIC, Dolphin and appropriate codes for each patient.
• 10. Upload images to Dolphin and using Romexis.
• 11. Flush vac lines and water bottles.
• 12. Submit and track lab appliances.
• 13. Coordinate referrals and appointments with outside providers.
• 14. Fabricate and trimming of Orthodontia devices (retainers).
• 15. Other duties assigned.

Other information

Technical Expertise

• 1. Knowledge of and experience in dental/medical terminology is required.
• 2. Experience working in dental, or healthcare environment is required.
• 3. Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is preferred.
• 4. Experience working in electronic medical record (i.e. EPIC, Dolphin) or similar software is preferred.

Education and Experience

• 1. Education: High school diploma or equivalent and a certificate from an accredited dental assistant training program or the equivalent in applicable experience is required. Associates degree preferred.
• 2. Certification: Current certificate to practice dental radiography in the state of Ohio is required.
• 3. Years of relevant experience: Minimum 2 years of clinical experience in dental assisting or orthodontic assisting is required.
• 4. Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite