Registered Dental Assistant

Asian Health Services; Oakland (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Asian Health Services is seeking a Registered Dental Assistant to support patient care and assist during dental procedures. This full-time position requires assisting dentists and hygienists, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a comfortable environment for patients. Qualified candidates must possess a valid California license and demonstrate excellent patient care skills.

Benefits

100% paid Medical, Dental, Vision premiums

12 Vacation Days

12 Sick Days

403B Employer Contributions

Transportation Benefit Paid

FSA/Dependent Care Assistance

Long Term Disability

Qualifications

• Must show proof of high school diploma.
• Fluent in English and any Asian language.
• Must possess valid California dental assistant license.

Responsibilities

• Assists in various dental treatment procedures.
• Maintains dental equipment and infection control procedures.
• Provides patient comfort and education on oral hygiene.

Skills

Fluency in English

Experience in Dental Assisting

Infection Control knowledge

Patient Care Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Registered Dental Assistant California License

Job description

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Asian Health Services provided pay range

This range is provided by Asian Health Services. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$31.99/hr - $33.22/hr

Asian Health Services, founded in 1974, provides health, social, and advocacy services for all regardless of income, insurance status, immigration status, language, or culture. Our approach to wellbeing focuses on “whole patient health,” which is why we provide more than primary care services, including mental health, case management, nutrition, and dental care to more than 50,000 patients in English and 15 languages: Korean, Lao, Burmese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mien, Karen, Mongolian, Karenni, Tagalog, Khmer, and Vietnamese. We offer medical, dental, and mental health services for all ages.

LOCATION: Asian Health Services - Main Dental Clinic

JOB SUMMARY:

Under general supervision of the Dental Supervisor RDA-Clinic Coordinator, Dentist, or Chief Dental Officer performs all duties of a Dental Assistant including assistance to the dentist and dental hygienist during a variety of treatment procedures, and other functions as legally allowed in the state of California.

Essential Job Functions

• Setting up
• Helping patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment
• Asking about or verifying when necessary a patient’s medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
• Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)
• Chairside assisting
• Providing patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures
• Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (like tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling
• Serving as infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment, and the patient’s area
• Keeping operatories stocked and sterile
• Maintaining dental equipment
• Taking impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
• May apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents
• May remove post-extraction and periodontal dressings
• May place and remove elastic orthodontic separators
• May hold anterior matrices
• May remove sutures
• May apply topical fluoride after scaling and polishing by the Dentist, Hygienist, or Dental Supervisor RDA-Clinic Coordinator
• May place and remove rubber dams
• Other dental or chairside duties assigned by the supervisor
• Under general supervision, an Registered Dental Assistant may perform:
• Mouth mirror inspecting oral cavity to include charting of obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth
• Placement and removal of temporary sedative dressings
• Under direct supervision, an Registered Dental Assistant may perform the following procedures:
• Obtain endodontic cultures
• Dry canals previously opened by the Supervising Dentist, with absorbent points
• Test pulp vitality
• Place bases and liners on sound dentin
• Remove excess cement from gingival surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument or fluoride
• Size stainless steel crowns, temporary crowns and bands
• Temporary cementations and removal of orthodontics bands
• Placements of orthodontic separators
• Placements and litigations of arch wires
• Placement of post-extractions and periodontal dressings
• Coronal polishing if certified
• Removal of excess cements from coronal surfaces of teeth by means of ultrasonic scaler if certified
• Observe professional and ethical standards of the job
• Follow clinic protocols
• Comply with OSHA regulations.
• Comply with AHS health and safety rules and procedures
• Comply with Human Resources requirements such as attending periodic in-service training, meeting annual health exam requirement, submitting proof of CME and license renewals, etc
• Assist in providing orientation to new employees including newly-employed front desk assistants, Dental Assistants, Registered Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienist, Dentist, etc
• Be willing to assist in other tasks as requested when appropriate and time allows
• Attend regular department meetings and organization-wide staff meetings
• Promote teamwork and a positive work environment in the department
• Participates in agency-wide quality improvement program processes and performance improvement teams to ensure excellence in the quality of services provided across the agency
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Must show proof of high school diploma
• Fluent in English and any Asian language
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of one year paid dental assisting work experience
  
  
  

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid Registered Dental Assistant California license
• CDA for Supervising Dental Assistant
• Passage of Radiation Health and Safety examination
• Passage of Infection Control examination
• Current coronal polishing certificate
• Current CPR card
• Valid X-ray certificate
  
  
  

BENEFITS:

Medical, Dental, Vision premiums 100% paid by AHS

12 Vacation Days

12 Sick Days

12 Holidays and 3 Floating Holidays

3% 403B Employer Contributions and up to 2% Employee Match Contribution

Transportation Benefit Paid by AHS

FSA/Dependent Care Assistance

Long Term Disability

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Medical Practices

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