Dental Assistant

Job description

Description: - Preparing patients for dental work. - Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures. - Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary. - Assisting Dentist with procedures when necessary. - Providing great patient care. - Recording treatment information in patient records. - Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment. - Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs. - Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs. - Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist. - Caring for dental equipment. - Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts. - Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory. - Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions. - Other duties as assigned Requirements: - At least 1 year of dental assisting experience is preferred - be self-motivated, organized, and...