Dental Assistant Job at Primary Health Solutions in MIDDLETOWN

Dental Assistant

Company: Primary Health Solutions

Location: Middletown, OH

Description

Job Title: Dental Assistant

Department: Dental

Reports To: Practice Manager

Status: Non-Exempt

Compensation: $19.98 starting hourly; potential increase with experience and certifications.

Summary: Full‑time, non‑exempt position assisting dentists and hygienists in primary care dental services, including sterilization, preparation, and inventory control of instruments and supplies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists patients in resolving minor difficulties, answering questions, and giving directions as authorized.
• Serves as dentist’s or dental hygienist’s chair‑side assistant.
• Prepares the operatory for patient treatment per department protocols and clinician instructions.
• Exposes and develops radiographs in accordance with state regulations, law, and department protocol.
• Performs delegated procedures under dentist direction per regulation and protocol.
• Maintains department equipment per manufacturer and policy.
• Maintains all department areas in compliance with infection control, exposure control, and safety protocols.
• Maintains adequate operatory supplies and manages inventory control and ordering.
• Keeps patient list, monitors flow, and assists with accurate record filing.
• Handles professional telephone calls related to clinic business and patient care.
• Assists with various clinical and administrative functions as available.
• Ensures sterility of reusable instruments per department protocol.
• Ensures proper disposal of contaminated materials per regulations and policy.
• Complies with the Exposure Control Plan, including PPE and universal precautions.
• Participates in appropriate health promotion/disease prevention activities on‑site or off‑site.
• Travels as necessary to meet operational needs.
• Performs other related tasks as directed to achieve organizational goals.
• Fully complies with all applicable regulations, policies, and confidentiality requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No direct reports.

Requirements

Qualifications

Perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made for disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED required. Completion of an accredited dental assistant course preferred. Ability to work with a diverse patient population and collaborate with multi‑disciplinary health professionals.

Language Skills

Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Speak effectively to groups of customers or employees.

Reasoning Ability

solve practical problems and handle variable conditions with limited standardization; interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

Familiarity with practice management system, Microsoft Office Suite, and accounting software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certified Dental Assistant preferred. Current CPR (BLS) required.

Other Skills

Spanish language ability helpful.

Physical Demands

Prolonged sitting or standing. Manual dexterity, hand‑eye coordination, and ability to use telephone, computer terminals, and copiers. Work under stressful conditions and irregular hours. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxins, medicinal preparations, radiation, and other clinical conditions.

Work Environment

Exposure to fumes, airborne particles, chemicals, radiation. Moderate noise level.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care