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Northern Counties Health Care Dental Assistant in Hardwick, Vermont

This job was posted by https://www.vermontjoblink.com : For more information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1343151

Job Summary:

Dental assistants provide essential support to dentists, ensuring smooth patient flow and effective dental care delivery. They assist with patient preparation, chair-side support during procedures, sterilization of instruments, and maintaining a clean, organized environment. Additionally, they may handle administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling and record-keeping, contributing to the overall efficiency of the dental clinic.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

  • PATIENT CARE
    1. Assist the Dentist during procedures.
      • Seat and discharge patients.
      • Assure patient comfort and prepare set-ups.
    2. Prepare solutions.
    3. Takes x-rays and impressions.
    4. Assist the Dental Hygienist as necessary.
    5. Construct and seat/ cement temporaries.
    6. Pour dental models and construct mouth guards and fluoride trays.
  • RECORDS
    1. Document clinical activities and relevant patient care information in dental records as per dental practice and health center protocols.
  • INFECTION CONTROL
    1. Clean and sterilize instruments
  • QUALITY ASSURANCE
    1. Participate in the development, implementation, audit, and continuous evaluation and improvement of protocols, services and programs provided by the dental service and/or the health center.
    2. Maintain cleanliness of work lab, such as lab pans, rag wheels, micro etcher, vibrator, sink area, plaster and stone bins, and lab case boxes.
  • OTHER
    1. It is expected that you will meet the productivity standards that are set forth by your Supervisor and/or NCHC Division protocols.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

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