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ID | 2024-22453 | Category | Dental - Dental Assistant | Facility | DOD / MTF - Oklahoma - Tinker Air Force Base |
Spectrum Healthcare Resources has an Exciting opportunity for a civilian Dental Assistant at Tinker AFB!
Working in a military setting can bring unique, fast-paced opportunities to learn and grow in your career, and it is also very gratifying to give back to those who serve by being a part of a dental team to help our troops to be in peak health and to be performance ready for their deployment when they will be away from dental services.
Position Highlights:
Position Requirements:
Duties:
* Performs duties in providing assistance in one or more phases of complex/difficult restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic, or periodontal treatment. Receives and schedules patients for treatment.
* Obtains and records related medical history of patient. Charts examination and treatment information. Records information on prescriptions.
* Sterilizes instruments, materials, and equipment; prepares surgical trays. Maintains dental equipment in a clean and operative condition.
* Assists dentist at chair side. Performs intra-oral procedures as directed by dentist. Takes preliminary impressions for study models, removes sutures, places, and removes rubber dams, perio-packs, matrix bands, and wedges.
* Relays dentist's instructions to patient for post-treatment care. Instructs patient in proper dental techniques, care of appliances, and causes of dental decay.
* Operates dental X-ray equipment to take intra and extra oral radiographs. Maintains, cleans, and performs minor repairs on X-ray equipment and materials.
* Pours and trims models from impressions and constructs custom impression trays. Maintains a variety of recurring reports related to dental activities.
For More Information Contact:
Lexie Pollard
Alexandria_Pollard@spectrumhealth.com
314-744-4162
Company Overview:
Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a nationwide organization that serves 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,600 affiliated health care professionals.
Spectrum Healthcare Resources is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$39k-47k (estimate)
07/03/2024
09/01/2024
spectrumhealth.com
CREVE COEUR, MO
500 - 1,000
1988
GEORGE TRACY
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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