Temporary Dental Assistant II

Responsibilities

• Obtain and record vital signs and screening data in electronic dental and health records.
• Triage emergency dental patients.
• Take both intraoral and extraoral (panoramic) digital radiographs.
• Prepare dental instruments and materials prior to procedures.
• Evacuate blood and secretions from oral cavity during procedures.
• Transfer instruments to provider during dental procedures.
• Clean and transport soiled instruments at the end of the procedure.
• Perform proper pre-sterilization cleaning, packaging of instruments and sterilization.
• Complete routine equipment and operatory maintenance.
• Clean operatory and work surfaces between patients.
• Provides routine rubber cup and prophylaxis and applies topical fluoride treatment as assigned by the dentist.
• Relays to patient’s post-operative instructions, disease prevention techniques, and home care instructions.
• Places pit and fissure sealants as prescribed by the dentist.
• Directs patients or visitors.
• Refers callers to appropriate staff members.
• Writes down pertinent patient or message information to give accurate messages to staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Dental Assistance direct practice.
• Candidates must be able to work full time for the indicated time period in order to be considered.
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Ability to work onsite in Lawton, OK.
• Knowledge of all instruments, materials, and procedures normally used in all phases of restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic and periodontal treatment.
• Knowledge of dental anatomy and ability to properly expose and mount diagnostic radiographs.
• Ability to explain to patient’s post-operative instructions, disease prevention techniques, and home care instructions.
• Knowledge of steps and techniques required for the placement of sealants on teeth.
• Knowledge and skill of tooth isolation techniques required to maintain a dry field of placement of restorations and sealants.
• Knowledge of sterilization techniques.

Pay

Estimated Salary/Wage USD $20.50/Hr. Up to USD $24.00/Hr.