What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant position at Kahuku Medical Center?
Job Title: Dental Assistant
Department: Dental
Reports To: Dental Services Manager
Status: Full-Time
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:
Department: Dental
Reports To: Dental Services Manager
Status: Full-Time
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:
- Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocol.
- Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating and draping patient.
- Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic images.
- Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Documents dental care services by charting in patient records (clinical notes, treatment plans, and procedure codes).
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Prepares instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area, positioning instruments for dentist’s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
- Assists in the provision of direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery.
- Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories and evaluating new equipment techniques.
Training/ Educational / Experience Qualifications:
- High school diploma or its equivalency is required.
- Dental assistant certificate or training is preferred but not required.
Physical, Communication, Mental and Environmental Demands:
- Prolonged sitting, with frequent periods of standing.
- Occasional periods of bending, stooping, reaching and/or lifting (under 50lbs).
- Ability to communicate (verbal, written, etc.) clearly and effectively.
- Ability to handle stressful situations while demonstrating a motivated and positive attitude.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required doing this job. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform this position’s essential functions of this position.
