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Dental Assistant - DA - New Grads Welcome! - Bilingual Spanish - Darlington

Location : Darlington, WI
Job Type : Direct
Reference Code : Darlington, WI
Required Years of Experience : 1
Required Education : Dental Assistant Certificate
Job Industry : Healthcare - Health Services

Job Description :

Dental Assistant - DA


Darlington, WI


 


Requirements to Apply:



  • Education: Dental Assistant Certificate from an accredited program

  • Certifications: BLS from American Heart Association

  • Years of experience: - New Grads Welcome! 1 year experience as a Dental Assistant preferred

  • Preferred: Fluent Bilingual: English / Spanish




Schedule: Full Time - 36 Hours 



  • Monday - Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-12:30pm


Pay Rate: $19 - $23 an hour (Depending on experience) 



  • Up to an additional $1 an hour for Bilingual Spanish


Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, FSA, Life Insurance, PTO and more!


 


The Dental Assistant will assist the hygienists and dentists with clinical procedures and are responsible for a wide range of tasks in the dental clinic, including direct patient care, administrative duties, and laboratory functions consistent with professional standards and of the company's policies and procedures.


 


Responsibilities:



  • Assists dentists in providing direct patient care, including tending to patient comfort.

  • Seats patient, reviews health history, and takes and records blood pressure. Reviews need for pre-medication. Ensures patient electronic dental record available for dentist’s review.

  • Attend hygienist appointments based in the community as scheduled by the community based dental team.

  • Complete all trainings as required by the Children’s Healthcare Alliance

  • Assists dentists with dental procedures including examinations, restorations, endodontics, oral surgery, and fixed and removable prosthetics.

  • Completes coronal polishing and flossing as part of a dental prophylaxis. Provides oral hygiene instructions. Applies topical fluoride.

  • Exposes radiographs.

  • Takes alginate impressions; pours and trims models

  • Assures operatories are disinfected and instruments are sterilized according to current CDC and OSHA guidelines.

  • Responsible for stocking and tracking dental supplies.

  • Prepares operatories and sets up procedure trays, organizing and laying out instruments for dentist use.

  • Provides post-operative instructions as directed.

  • Works as part of a team to assure patients are treated professionally and efficiently.

  • Maintains dental equipment and operatories following daily, weekly, and monthly schedules.

  • Accurately collects, records, and reports data as needed for report and program monitoring.

  • Maintains patient dental records and other information as required.


 


Why Us?


We are a FQHC providing medical, dental and behavioral health services to underprivileged communities lacking access to care (particularly for those using Medicaid, Medicare, no insurance or low income individuals).


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