Dental Assistant II
University of Florida · Gainesville, Florida, US
Classification Title: Dental Assistant II Classification Minimum Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent and three years of relevant experience and B...
Job description
Classification Title: Dental Assistant II Classification Minimum Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent and three years of relevant experience and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) Certification demonstrating the successful completion of training as specified in Chapter 64B5-16, Florida Administrative Code. Appropriate college course work or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience. Job Description: - Assist faculty members and residents in caring for patients at the chair (four-handed dentistry, mixing materials, patient communication, etc.) and in the laboratory (fabricating casts and fabricating prostheses, etc). - Take impressions for study models and opposing models for bridge work; mechanical polishing to amalgam restorations, clinical crowns and supragingival areas. Place matrix and wedge; remove excess cement, fabricate, place, and remove temporary fillings; expose and process dental x-ray film. - Give fluoride treatments; teach oral hygiene; remove dry socket dressing and periodontal pak, remove sutures; pack and medicate extraction areas; deliver a sedative drug...