What are the responsibilities and job description for the Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) position at Vitangeli Dental?
The Vitangeli Dental team is excited to welcome a new expanded functions dental assistant to our state of the art dental practice! We offer a flexible schedule, no late evenings or weekends, generous benefits package and bonus system. If you are an EFDA who is ready to make a difference and share your talents with both our patients, our appreciative doctors, and our dental team, we would love to hear from you!
- Preparing patients for dental work.
- Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
- Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
- Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.
- Providing great patient care.
- Recording treatment information in patient records.
- Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
- Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
- Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
- Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
- Caring for dental equipment.
- Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
- Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions
Skills
- Certification or associate degree in an accredited dental assisting program.
- Dental x-ray certification.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Expanded Function Dental Assistant Certificate (state of Ohio)
- Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
- Able to provide great patient care.
Salary based on experience.
No phone calls please
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Work Location: In person