Dental Assistant - 995060

About the role

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964 and is a not-for-profit, independent university known for academic excellence and innovation. NSU offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and more. NSU is committed to the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and operates as a tobacco-free university.

Responsibilities

• Provides hands-on support to students, residents, and faculty in the assigned clinic(s)
• Prepares patients for dental treatments and sets up operatories
• Sterilizes instruments as needed
• Takes and processes digital x-rays and dental impressions
• Aids in obtaining patients' dental and overall health histories
• Maintains operatories according to infection control protocols
• Enters patient information into electronic health record systems
• Maintains inventory of dental supplies
• Monitors oral sedation or general anesthesia procedures
• Provides postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Completes special projects as assigned

Requirements

• Knowledge: Infection control and OSHA protocols, sterile techniques, inventory management, four-handed dentistry, x-ray techniques, HIPAA, MS Office Suite
• Skills: Service orientation, complex problem solving, judgment and decision making, time management, active listening, speaking, manual dexterity, oral comprehension and expression, problem sensitivity, detail oriented, confidentiality, ability to multi-task, physical requirements and working conditions
• Abilities: Near vision, speech recognition, speech clarity, near vision, travel, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near vision, near 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