Summary
Location
San Bernardino
Type
full-time
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Description
Dental Assistant Job Overview
The Dental Assistant is responsible for a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and clean environment for providing quality dental care. These duties include, but are not limited to, assisting the doctors; communicating effectively with patients (or parents if the patient is a child); maintaining equipment and inventory; and following universal precautions, OSHA requirements, and dental board auxiliaries' regulations.
Requirements
Dental Assistant Qualifications
- Knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA Compliance Standards required
- Valid California Registered Dental Assistant license
- Current Radiographic Certification required
- Advanced knowledge and use of dental terminology preferred
- CPR certification required
- Infection Control certification required
- Means to travel from one office to another, required as necessary
- Vast knowledge of different types of dental procedures
Dental Assistant Responsibilities and Duties
- Review charts daily to determine if everything has been documented and if the patient had all work done for which she/he was scheduled
- Pack lab cases and send them out the same day
- Check lab cases daily; ensure that patients are rescheduled when cases were expected but not received
- Be available for filling in for back-office positions when the back is short of staff
- Check to make sure rooms, equipment (including chair base), all clinical areas, etc. are cleaned daily
- Clean, sterilize, and package dental instruments
- Turn off all equipment nightly, including the vacuum, compressor, etc.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and team huddles
- Other duties as assigned by the Office Manager, Regional Manager, and/or Dentists
Dental Assistant Education
- Certification from an accredited Dental Assisting program preferred
Dental Assistant Experience
- At least 1 year of recent experience as a Registered Dental Assistant is preferred.
- 1 year of Dental Views experience may be considered.
Benefits
Dental Views offers Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance, Supplemental Insurance, Vacation time, etc...
Other facts
About Dental Views
We are Southern California's Premiere Providers of Dental Care. We Specialize in Serving Patients in need of Extensive Dental Work.
What you'll do
- The Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting doctors, maintaining a clean environment, and ensuring quality dental care. Duties include reviewing patient charts, managing lab cases, and cleaning dental instruments.
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