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Overview
Health Advocates Network is currently seeking a Dental Assistant to work at a facility in Burleson, TX. These are registry positions with our company.
Responsibilities
- Ensures a welcoming and well-prepared treatment room for patients by meticulously following prescribed procedures and protocols.
- Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
- Serves as a key communicator within the practice, providing valuable information and support to both patients and colleagues through responsive interactions.
- Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist\'s access; suctioning; passing instruments.
- Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient\'s mouth.
- Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
- Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
- Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
- Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
- Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Demonstrates dedication to upholding a safe and hygienic work environment by strictly adhering to established procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Required Education: Completion of an accredited Dental Assistant program OR six months of hands-on experience as a Dental Assistant.
- Preferred Education: N/A
- Required Certifications & Licensure: CPR card; Registered Dental Assistant (includes X-Ray).
- Preferred Certifications & Licensure: N/A
Pay and Employment Details
Pay Rate: $24 / hour
Employment type: Registry positions with Health Advocates Network.
Application
If interested, please apply through this job post. You may fax a copy of your most recent resume to (phone number removed). If you have any questions, please call Chandler (Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM PST).