Dental Assistant

• Certificate or Associate Degree as a dental assistant/technician from a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA) and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months. 
• Certification from a military dental technician or dental assistant school and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months. 
• Certification from a Red Cross Dental Assistant course and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months.
• 36 months experience within the preceding 60 months as a dental assistant in a private practice or a military clinic.
• Membership in good standing with the American Association of Dental Assistants with required continuing education and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months.
• Graduation from a state-accredited program for dental assistants or dental technology within the preceding 12 months.

• Performs duties in providing assistance in one or more phases of complex/difficult restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic, or periodontal treatment. 
• Receives and schedules patients for treatment.
• Obtains and records related medical history of patient. 
• Charts examination and treatment information. 
• Records information on prescriptions.
• Sterilizes instruments, materials, and equipment; prepares surgical trays. 
• Maintains dental equipment in a clean and operative condition.
• Assists dentist at chair side. 
• Performs intra-oral procedures as directed by dentist. 
• Takes preliminary impressions for study models, removes sutures, places and removes rubber dams, perio-packs, matrix bands, and wedges.
• Relays dentist’s instructions to patient for post-treatment care. 
• Instructs patient in proper dental techniques, care of appliances, and causes of dental decay.
• Operates dental X-ray equipment to take intra and extra oral radiographs. 
• Maintains, cleans, and performs minor repairs on X-ray equipment and materials.
• Pours and trims models from impressions, and constructs custom impression trays. 
• Maintains a variety of recurring reports related to dental activities.

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