What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental assistant position at CBH Medical?
About CBH Medical
CBH Medical is a visibly different correctional healthcare experience, delivering flexibility, transparency, improved patient health, reporting, and oversight by a leadership team with decades of correctional experience.
Founded in 2015, we have proven experience in the successful administration of an effective correctional healthcare service program at several correctional facilities.
We take great pride in our medical staff and strive to provide compassionate, comprehensive and effective medical care to all of our patients.
CBH Medical provides the highest level possible of customer service, medical experience, and commitment to health and wellness to all our patients.
About the Role
Dental assistants are responsible for providing the patient with high quality care by performing a variety of office, laboratory, and patient care duties.
This usually entails helping the dentist handle patients, instruments, and supplies during the treatment of the teeth, mouth, and gums.
About the Role
What you"ll do
- assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
- taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)
- asking about the patient"s medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
- serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment
- helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
- providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
- teaching patients" appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)
- taking impressions of patients" teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
- performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer
- communicating with patients and suppliers (e.g., scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing and ordering supplies)
- helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery
Qualifications
Dental assisting : 1 year (Preferred)
Job Type : Part-time
Part-time
Expected hours : 8 per week
8 per week
Schedule :
8-hour shift, Rotating weekends
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Last updated : 2024-11-16