Dental Assistant II
About the role
Piedmont Health Services, Inc. (PHS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in North Carolina. Dedicated to delivering top-tier, accessible, and inclusive primary healthcare, PHS has proudly served for 55 years and remains the largest community health center in central NC. Operating 11 Community Health Centers, two PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) SeniorCare facilities, and 2 Mobile Health Units, PHS extends its services to residents across five counties, including Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Orange, and Lee.
About Position: Assist the Dentist chairside with dental procedures, independently performs direct patient care functions, performs laboratory procedures, sterilizes and manager dental instruments, dental radiographs (expose, process and mount), coordinates patient traffic, manage dental supplies and dental equipment maintenance.
Work Location: Siler City Community Health Center - 224 S 10th Ave, Siler City, NC 27344
Responsibilities
- Evaluate Patient dental discomfort and / or dental concerns.
- Review Patient Medical History.
- Performs Blood Pressure Reading.
- Delivery proper follow up instructions and direct patient to dental check out area.
- Performances all others duties as assigned or needed.
- Prepare Dental Treatment Room with disinfectants and proper barriers ( i.e. chair, light, cart covers ).
- Evaluate the treatment status from the record and prepare Dental Treatment Room accordingly ( i.e. extraction, restorative, pro