Dental Assistant
$52,000–$52,000 year
On-siteStockton, California, United States
Job Summary
Assist the dentist in all phases of four-handed dentistry, including mouth-mirror inspections, charting lesions and restorations, taking impressions, placing and removing rubber dams, and administering local anesthetic. Maintain clean, organized operatories and sterilize instruments via autoclave and cold sterilization while managing inventory of dental supplies. Set up tables and trays, perform basic administrative procedures, record oral exams, and pour and trim models for diagnostic studies. Expose, process, and mount radiographs, aid in post-operative instruction, and translate for the dentist as required. Work under general supervision in a clinic setting, with potential for weeknights and weekends, while maintaining quality control standards and ensuring a safe work environment.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Two years of Dental Assistant experience or Dental Assistant Program completion Diploma
- Certified by the State of California to take Dental X-Rays
- Current certification in basic life support
- Ability to relate to low-income community residents
- Knowledge of dental assistant principles and practices
- Knowledge of procedures for taking dental x-rays
- Knowledge of how to sterilize instruments
- Knowledge of preventive oral health concepts
- Skill in assisting dentist in four-handed dentistry
- Knowledge of basic office management techniques
- Knowledge dental equipment and instruments to assist in administering care
- Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment
- Skill in maintaining records and recording examination and x-ray results
- Skill in developing and maintaining clinic quality assurance
- Skill in establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, dental staff and the public
- Ability to maintain quality control standards
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
- Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures
- Ability to communicate clearly
- May be required to work weeknights and weekends
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