DENTAL ASSISTANT, SDM-Division of School Based Programs, Salary Grade 23

DENTAL ASSISTANT, SDM-Division of School Based Programs, Salary Grade 23

DENTAL ASSISTANT, SDM-Division of School Based Programs, Salary Grade 23
Tracking Code
6026
Job Description



Provides clinical chairside dental assisting for the Chelsea School Dental Center and the school-based prevention programs located in Boston, Chelsea, Framingham and Natick.  Other duties: patient records, data entry, billing, equipment.  Provide patient education by giving pre and post operative instructions including oral hygiene instructions.  Collecting patient data by reviewing medical history, taking blood pressure and pulse, charting clinical findings as directed by the dentist.
Demonstrates practice management skills by contacting patients as needed, reviewing schedules for optimal utilization, reviewing and inputting treatment plans, organizing lab cases by monitoring completion dates and ensuring each assigned operatory is set-up and ready prior to seeing each patient.
Provide clinical support by assisting the dentist in various dental procedures, exposing radiographs, taking impressions, fabricating and cementing temporary crowns, ensuring optimal patient comfort, sterilizing instruments, practicing infection control and OHSA standards in the operatory prior, during and after said procedures. This includes ensuring assigned operatories are cleaned and disinfected between each patient being seen by the dentist.  May be responsible for the ordering supplies as needed
Required Skills

Must have Vocational or Technical training as well as 1-3 years of relevant experience.
Job Location
Boston, MA, US.
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Salary
Grade 23