Dental Assistant, Lead - Faculty Practic

Duties and Responsibilities

• Aid the manager in designing and implementing training plans and documentation for new and existing dental assistants.
• Coordinate the work of dental assistants, including training, mentoring, and motivating them to achieve peak performance.
• Manage all staff-dentist assignments (daily and weekly) to help achieve peak effectiveness.
• Serve as an intermediary between dentists and assistants, ensuring efficiency and quality of patient service.
• Maintain and monitor accepted practices and care of dental equipment, instruments, and supplies according to MUSOD standards, and coordinate repairs/maintenance as needed.
• Oversee implant systems and related treatment plans; oversee all extensive treatment plans.
• Provide dental assistance to dentists before, during, and after treatment of patients, including dental emergencies.
• Aid faculty with compliance to record keeping protocols related to the treatment of patients.
• Order dental supplies to ensure adequate availability.
• Schedule and conduct daily team huddles to support communication and effectiveness.
• Attend meetings and other various committee meetings as required.
• Act as backup leader for the Manager position when needed.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Five years of dental assisting experience.
• Knowledge of the full range of dental clinical specialties as defined by the American Dental Association.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as basic computer skills.
• Excellent customer service and listening skills, discretion, flexibility, ability to work and communicate with a diverse population.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision and handle constant interruptions in a stressful environment.