Avenue360 Health and Wellness
Dental Assistant I (Midtown)
Our Compensation Package Includes:
- Generous Paid Time Off- (11 paid holidays per year, 2 Floating Holidays per year, 14 paid Vacation days per year, 4 hours per month of accrued Sick days)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- 401K match up to 4%
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Company paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
Overview: Works for a Federally Qualified Health Center. Dental Assistant I is responsible for preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene task. To do well in this role you should have a dental radiology cenrtification.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Support personnel for Dental Assistant II and Hygienists and All Dentists.
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Educates patients in oral care and ensures >span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148619430 BCX8"> sterility of >span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148619430 BCX8"> and operatory before subsequent patients arrive.
Chair-side dental assisting.
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Performs the setup and breakdown of all operatory equipment, instruments, and documents on time, to meet regulatory and compliance requirements and to keep the doctor on schedule with daily patient care.
Cleaning and maintenance of all dental equipment and instruments.
Performance of periapical, bitewing, occlusal, and panoramic radiographs.
Temporary assignment to front desk duties, including answering telephones, scheduling appointments, filing charts, and copying.
Laundry.
Compliance with all policies and procedures including Joint Commission Standards
Maintain confidentiality for patients and patient’s records.
Report accordingly any concerns of patients or dental clinic to Dental Assistant II promptly.
Other duties as assigned by Dental Assistant II, Practice Manager or Dental Director
Education, Experience, Licensure/Certification and Skills/Abilities Related Requirements:
High School diploma or GED.
Must be able to stand for at least 1 hour.
Must be able to hear (needs to be able to communicate with dentist or other personnel while all are wearing masks and holding instruments).
Must be able to wear latex or vinyl gloves.
OSHA/Jurisprudence/Radiology Certification.
Registered Dental Assistant license required