What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant (Family) position at Community Health Centers?
A career at Community Health Centers offers a unique opportunity to join a team that makes a real impact in our community every day, by improving individuals' health while enhancing their quality of life.
Top Reasons to Work at Community Health Centers
- No weekends for the majority of our centers, 10 Paid Holidays and early Fridays
- A great benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement plan, and more.
- Competitive compensation with advancement opportunities and tuition / training reimbursement.
- Awarded "Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation" in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
- Awarded "Top 100 Workplaces for Growing Families" by Orlando Sentinel.
- Modernized and attractive health centers, that patients love.
Job Summary:
Responsible for dental assisting duties listed in Florida Statutes 466 and Administrative Rules 64B-5, screening and preparing patients for treatment; assisting dentist in treating patients; educating patients; processing instruments; taking and developing radiographs.
Primary Responsibilities and Specific Duties:
- Patient care
- o Verify patient by use of Double Identifier's
- o Obtain patient history.
- o Document patient's chief complaint.
- o Obtain patient's blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and/or glucose level, if necessary; enter on patient's chart.
- o Place, expose, and develop necessary diagnostic x-rays.
- o Assemble appropriate instrument tray.
- o Perform dental procedure or assist dentist in performing procedure, as appropriate.
- o Conduct patient education.
- Perform Expanded Functions approved by Florida Board of Dentistry (FAC 64B5-16.005)
- Taking impressions for study casts
- Topical application of fluoride (including foam & varnish)
- Placing and removing rubber dams
- Placing and removing periodontal dressings
- Polishing clinical crowns for removal of stains
- Polishing amalgam restorations
- Placing and removing matrices
- Placing intra-coronal provisional (temporary) restorations
- Placing bases and liners
- Suture removal
- Application of pit & fissure sealants
- Preliminary charting
- Packing and removing retraction cord
- Fabricating provisional crowns
- Cementing provisional crowns with temporary cement
- Non-Patient Duties
- o Maintain Log Manuals
- o Maintain inventory.
- o Order and organize supplies.
- o Change filters, change solutions or chemicals, clean and maintain equipment
- Perform operatory disinfections.
- Clean, bag and sterilize instruments.
- Remove expired items from the clinical areas
- May be required to travel to other CHC locations.
- Perform other duties as assigned or necessary.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Dental Assistant diploma or certificate of completion from an accredited school or training program including dental radiology required
- Successful completion of Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Certificate (EFDA) within 9 months from date of hire.
Experience:
- 2 years' experience in a dental setting preferred
- Must have the ability to effectively use computer software and an electronic health record system.
Certification/Licensure:
- Current/valid Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Certificate (EFDA) within 9 months from date of hire required.
- Current/valid BLS certification within 30 days from date of hire.
Special skills:
- Ability to stay positive in stressful situations
- Ability to deal professionally with unhappy, fearful patients
Other requirements:
- Able to work flexible hours and sites as needed
- Must have a valid Florida Driver's license
