Part Time Dental Assistant @ Advanced Dental Care of Orange City

Dental Care Alliance - Orange City, FL

Part-time - Entry Level

Orange City, FL

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Part-Time Dental Assistant at Advanced Dental Care of Orange City plays a crucial role in providing high-quality dental care in a modern practice. This position requires excellent communication skills, dental knowledge, and hands-on experience to assist the dentist and ensure a comfortable experience for patients.

Responsibilities

• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
• Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Requirements

• X-ray certified in the state of FL.
• At least 2 years of hands-on dental assisting experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual (English & Spanish) is a plus.