Dental Assistant III Job at Chenega Professional Services Strategic Business Uni

Overview

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Chenega Government Mission Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Dental Assistant III in support of the Indian Health Service's Blackfeet Service Unit in Browning and Heart Butte, Montana.

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. Obtain diagnostic quality images taking appropriate additional exposures as needed.
• Chair side assistant, primarily assisting in general dentistry. Assist as needed in more complex specialized dental procedures such as oral surgery, prosthetics, operative, endodontics, periodontics and pedodontics.
• 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.
• Provide routine rubber cup and prophylaxis and apply topical fluoride treatment as assigned by the dentist.
• Place pit and fissure sealants as prescribed by the dentist.
• Relay post-operative instructions, disease prevention techniques, and home care instructions to patients.
• Direct patients or visitors. Refer callers to appropriate staff members. Write down pertinent patient or message information to give accurate messages to staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Dental Assistant Certification from an accredited dental assisting program.
• 3-5 years of experience as a dental assistant.
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Knowledge of all instruments, materials, and procedures normally used in restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic and periodontal treatment.
• Knowledge of dental anatomy and ability to properly expose and mount diagnostic radiographs.
• Ability to explain post-operative instructions, disease prevention techniques, and home care instructions to patients.
• Knowledge of sealants placement techniques and tooth isolation techniques to maintain a dry field.
• Knowledge of sterilization techniques.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite.

Estimated Salary/Wage

USD $22.26/Hr. Up to USD $28.00/Hr.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Defense & Space