Dental Assistant II (General Practice Residency)

Position Description

The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking a Dental Assistant II. This position works chairside with the residents in our General Practice Residency clinic with various dental and surgical procedures. Located in UofL Health Jackson Street Outpatient Center.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Work with the faculty, peers, and supervisors to deliver customer service oriented and patient centered care within our Grad Oral Surgery and our Hospital Dentistry clinics.
• Serve as chairside assistant to residents in operating room with four handed, sedated, comprehensive dentistry.
• Stock, prepare, organize, and clean operatories and laboratories.
• Capture four types of radiographs: periapical, bitewings, panoramic, CBCT.
• Sterilize clinic instruments following appropriate infection control procedures.
• Maintain stock of supplies throughout the clinic, and order as needed.
• Greet and seat patients as needed.
• Maintain HIPAA, OSHA, and Infection Control compliance at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Two or more years of dental assisting experience.
• One year of surgical assisting experience and/or Expanded Duties Dental Assistant (EDDA) or Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA).
• Radiology certification.
• CPR certification.
• Additional certification may be required based on dental specialty.

Preferred Requirements

• Surgical assisting experience.
• Intravenous Access Lines certification.

Target Compensation

Target Compensation Maximum: $29.27
Target Compensation Minimum: $19.51
Compensation Will Be Commensurate To Candidate Experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy.