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Moses/Weitzman Health System, Incposted 7 months ago
Part-time
New Britain, CT
About the position
The Dental Assistant position at the Community Health Center of New Britain is a part-time role focused on supporting dentists in delivering primary dental care. The role involves preparing treatment areas, assisting with dental procedures, and ensuring a supportive atmosphere for patients. The position requires adherence to safety and infection control standards while providing excellent customer service.
Responsibilities
- Prepares office and treatment areas each day.
- Performs pre/post treatment set-up/clean-up procedures for each patient in accordance with all Agency protocols.
- Prepares patients for dental procedures.
- Assists dentist at chairside, using 4-handed techniques.
- Exhibits appropriate knowledge of instruments and techniques utilized for all procedures.
- Performs independent patient services, as directed, including patient triage, radiographs, impressions, suture removal, temporary fillings, recement crowns, laboratory work.
- Maintains dental facility, treatment areas, equipment and instruments in proper working order.
- Maintains adequate inventory of dental supplies.
- Strictly follows safety and infection control standards at all times, including appropriate use of PPE.
- Takes quality radiographs, as prescribed, and processes, mounts, and labels them properly.
- Provides excellent customer service at all times with a focus on quality of care and teamwork that focuses on the needs of the department and/or the business of the Agency.
- Complies with Agency mandated in-service training workshops (EOC, Working Safely, Abuse, etc.).
- Maintains confidentiality of patient and business information.
Requirements
- High School Diploma (or equivalent).
- Graduate of accredited Dental Assisting School or two years dental experience in general dentistry.
- Certified in Dental Radiology and Infection Control by Dental Assisting National Board (DANB).
- Commitment to preventive dental care.
- Knowledge/interest in providing care to diverse patient population.
Nice-to-haves
- Written and oral bilingual fluency in language spoken by our patient population (for example, English/Spanish or English/Polish) strongly preferred.
