Dental Assistant

NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION: 1300 Metropolitan Avenue, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), normally between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:30 pm, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch period, shall not exceed 30 hours per week.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant School.
• Training must include Dental Radiology and Radiology Safety.
• Shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience providing Dental Assistant Services.
• Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable.
• Required documents: Resume and certifications

DUTIES: Required services listed below, is not all inclusive:

• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and
• examinations.
• Retrieve patient's records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares
• patient for attending Dental Officer.
• Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medications.
• Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator.
• Observes patient's responses and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic.
• Gives instructions for subsequent dental appointments.
• Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records).
• Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient.
• Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.
• Provides dental health education.
• Dental prophylaxis.
• Dental screening examination.
• Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery.
• Dental and periodontal charting.
• Prepares places and removes packs.
• Places temporary fillings.
• Places and removes rubber dams.
• Maintains dental equipment.
• Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments.
• Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs.
• Reports defective equipment or utilizes corrective action.
• Performs routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth.
• Uses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral hygiene aides
• and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services.
• Prepares entries for patient's records.
• Selects and applies medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of teeth.
• Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing.
• Fabricates and repairs dental prosthesis and appliances under supervision.
• Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis and
• removable partial prosthesis.
• Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials.
• Takes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic, panelist, cephalometric,
• and transcranial equipment.
• Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic radiographs.
• Correctly positions patient and film.
• Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients.
• Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records.
• Performs quality assurances on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight.
• Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques.
• Sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic.
• Places and finishes dental restorations, including bases and liners.
• Make primary impressions and pours casts.
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures.

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued Sick Leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and Healthcare Benefits contribution.