Dental Assistant
Middletown, Delaware, United States of America
Contract
2 weeks ago
About this role
Title -Dental Assistant
Location - Middletown, CT, USA
1st Shift - 7:30 - 4:00 PM
LOOKING FOR A CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT
Duties Include:
- Performs instrument exchange procedures for operative dentistry (including general dentistry, pedodontics, prosthetics, orthodontics, periodontics and oral surgery)
- Prepares dental restorative and prosthetic materials.
- Assists in oral surgery as required.
- Ensures compliance with OSHA regulations on infection control and sterilization.
- Ability to take digital X-rays
- Competent with electronic dental health records
- Prepares and performs daily maintenance of major equipment.
- Maintains equipment and supply inventories.
- Schedules appointments.
- Prepares a variety of requests for individual diagnostic testing.
- Illustrates proper preventive dental hygiene to individuals.
- Assures completeness and accuracy of dental medical records.
- Prepares reports and correspondence.
- May participate in dental health information program.
- May pour molds when necessary.
- May act as triage and/or receptionist for incoming individual telephone calls.
- Performs related duties as required