Dental Assistant

Position Overview

Qualified candidates will travel by company van to multiple facilities that are located within a designated territory. We are currently seeking a Dental Assistant to join our progressive mobile dental practice.

Qualifications

• Dental Certificate and X-ray Certification required
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record

Duties

• Prepare clinical cart and supplies for day’s schedule
• Drive to and from health care facilities in company vehicle
• Check in with Social Services upon arrival at facility
• Provide Check-in and Check-out forms
• Communicate and interact with facility staff as needed
• Verify patient identification prior to treatment
• Auxiliary with the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
• Ask about the patient’s medical history
• Implement infection control protocol, prepare and sterilize instruments and equipment
• Help patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment
• Explain instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as placement of a restoration (filling)
• Give oral hygiene instructions
• Maintain patient records accurately and with confidentiality
• Accurately and legibly complete Patient Summary and other reports as needed
• Order supplies as needed
• Load equipment, supplies, lab cases and charts into vehicle and transport to and from facilities
• Verify all equipment, instruments, and supplies are accounted for before exiting facility
• Maintain cleanliness, inventory levels, supplies, and necessary instruments in mobile carts and units are in neat and orderly fashion on daily basis
• Responsible for chart/record security while at facilities and during transit
• Handle and account for lab cases as needed
• Maintain and operate company vehicle in clean and safe manner according to company policies
• Participate in all training requirements of the company

Skills/Experience/Licensure Requirements

• Two years’ experience as a dental assistant or equivalent, preferred and desired, but willing to train
• Dental Certificate and X-ray Certification required
• Knowledge of dental instruments, procedures, including sterilization and infection control
• Driving of company vehicle required; must have California or Arizona (as applicable) Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record
• Familiar with basic computer usage required for online training, patient record access and email
• Must be able to lift and carry 75 pounds due to moving equipment carts in and out of the van

Physical/Mental Demands And Work Environment

• Frequent standing, walking, and, sitting required for extended periods of time
• Frequent bending and reaching
• Frequent driving/travel in a company van
• Requires visual and hearing acuity
• Gross motor skills
• Able to lift and carry 75 pounds due to moving equipment carts in and out of the van