Clinical Dental Assistant - Endodontics Clinic (2 Openings)

Job description

Market Range: 05 Hiring Salary: $19.10/Hourly: JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Clinical Dental Assistant provides chairside assistance and clinical support for undergraduate dental students, residents, and faculty in the Endodontic clinic and labs. - Assists operator at the dental chair; arranges instruments, materials, and medications on prepared tray and aids dental operator (dental student/faculty). - Provides chairside assistance to the dental hygienist. Seats and prepares patients for treatment. - Assists students and residents with clinical photographic procedures; takes diagnostic radiographs including Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) when appropriate. - Sets up dental units: bag chair, place protective sheets on Alabama carts, cover keyboard and monitors, etc. - Stocks procedure room and cabinets, monitors supply levels and place order, makes entries of procedures, and assists with receiving and indexing patient records. - Sterilizes tools and surgical instruments and disinfects operatory and equipment according to OSHA sterilization regulations. - Transports sensors from x-ray to lecture hall/labs, sets up supplies, and x-ray boxes. - Ensures adherence to univ...