Summary
Location
Clovis
Type
full-time
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About this role
Overview
Western Dental- Oral Surgeon Assistants perform their responsibilities as dental auxiliaries in accordance with the state Dental Practice Act. Experienced Oral Surgeon Assistants are responsible for maintaining excellent communication with our doctors and assisting them in all aspects of patient care. Our Oral Surgeon Assistants are trained to be experts in making our patients comfortable during treatment and providing our patients with an unparalleled customer experience. Experienced Oral Surgeon Assistants will receive additional training to learn new skills. In addition, Western Dental has programs to provide the training in order for Oral Surgeon Assistants who are new to the field to master the necessary dental skills and customer service skills to grow in our organization. Must have a current radiation safety certificate for the state in which they practice. Western Oral Surgeon Assistants take x-rays as directed by the Oral Surgeon. They are trained in dental x-ray and developing procedures as well as infection control procedures that pertain to their tasks. You will also become experts in making our patients comfortable during the x-ray process and providing an unparalleled patient experience. Responsibilities:
- Assist the Oral Surgeon at the chair while they are engaged in any treatment of patients.
- Must anticipate dentist’s needs and be prepared for next steps.
- Ensure all OSHA, Dental Board, and WDS policies and procedures are properly followed.
- Maintain proper patient treatment records.
- Ability to take Blood Pressure.
- Give pre and post-operative instructions – within the limits designated by the Oral Surgeon.
- Provide oral hygiene instructions to the patient
- Turn on all units, switches, and water before patient sits down
- Stocks supplies in oratories, restrooms, lab, etc. as needed
- Informs Floor Supervisor when supplies need to be re-ordered
- Informs Floor Supervisor of broken or malfunctioning equipment
- Performs all duties of a Sterilizer when deemed necessary
- Ability to build good rapport with patients and staff
Qualifications
- A minimum of a High School Diploma
- Certified in the state you are applying as an RDA (CA, AZ, NV)
- Must have a current X-Ray License
- CPR and ACLS certificates required, OMSA or DAANCE preferred
- Bilingual preferred (Spanish/ English)
- Travelling required
- Open availability
Other facts
About Sonrava Health
Western Dental & Orthodontics (including affiliates such as Brident & Vital Smiles) is one of the nation’s largest dental providers and the leader in accessible, affordable oral healthcare. With 350+ affiliated offices throughout CA, AL, TX, AZ, and NV, our network includes over 1200 dentists in which over 300 of them are Board Specialists. In California, we are the leading provider of services to both adults and children in the Medi-Cal Dental public insurance program that provides health care benefits for more than 13 million low-income individuals and families.
In addition to general dentistry, Western Dental offers orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and endodontics. All services are backed by a unique quality assurance system that electronically monitors all patient visits, treatments and clinical performance to enable high-quality care.
Our Corporate Offices based in Orange, CA provide support to affiliated offices throughout various departments including: Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, Procurement, IT, Facilities, Revenue Cycle Management, Accounting, Quality Management, and more.
We’ve been making quality care more affordable since our founder, Dr. Curtis Beauchamp, opened his first office in 1903. A true visionary, he opened up dentistry to the people and championed the idea that everyone should have good oral health. He did it by delivering excellent care at affordable prices and letting his patients pay over time. Back then, they called it "Credit Dentistry.” These days, it's how almost all of us afford the braces, root canals and implants we need. By the 1930’s Dr. Beauchamp and his son, Dr. Robert F. Beauchamp, were treating thousands of patients at multiple locations. Fast forward to today, and we serve over 1 million people a year in five states. As a true Dental Home, we treat patients of all ages through our general and multi-specialty platform.
What you'll do
- Assist the Oral Surgeon during patient treatments and ensure all procedures are followed according to regulations. Maintain patient records and provide pre and post-operative instructions as directed.
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