Dental Assistant

• Patient Interaction:
  • Monitoring schedule to maintain efficient patient flow.
  • Politely ushering patients from waiting area to treatment area
  • Preparing patients for treatment (chair positioning, napkin placement, providing patient protective eyewear, etc.).
  • Providing pre-operative and post-operative instructions.
  • Addressing patient’s chief complaint and any questions/concerns raised.
  • Helping patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment.
  • Guiding parents and patients through the process before treatment.
  • Teaching patients’ appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health.
  • Initiate referrals as needed by dentist and arranges appropriate follow-up.
  • Acts as a communication link between dentist and front desk
  • Providing superior customer service to all patients.
  • Recognizing and responding to basic medical and dental emergencies.
  • Monitoring patients while nitrous oxide is being administered
  • Maintaining patient confidentiality through HIPAA compliance.
  • Advocating for Grace Health and its respective mission.
  • Participating in local community affairs and events including school screenings, presentations, events, and any opportunity to promote a positive image of Grace Health.
• Chairside and Expanded Duties Assisting:
  • Preparing operatory for planned or emergency dental procedures.
  • Documenting oral examinations, including reviewing/updating medical and dental history.
  • Taking blood pressure and pulse measurements when needed
  • Obtaining radiographic images using appropriate technique, as requested by dentist.
  • Keeping all operatories appropriately stocked with needed supplies and instruments.
  • Maintaining and sterilizing all equipment and instruments according to manufacturer and clinic guidelines.
  • Cleaning clinic’s evacuation system according to equipment guidelines.
  • Properly disposing of hazardous and infectious waste per policy.
  • Assisting dentist with a variety of treatment procedures using four-handed dentistry.
  • Maintaining field of operation during dental procedures using retraction, suction, irrigation, drying, etc.
  • Following universal precautions.
  • Taking impressions (preliminary and final) and fabricating diagnostic casts.
  • Performing other duties as assigned by dentist or supervisor.
• Office Management:
  • Performing office management tasks.
  • Maintaining equipment records for maintenance and operational purposes.
  • Ordering clinical supplies.
  • Cross training with front desk to provide coverage as needed
  • Completing laboratory authorization forms.
  • Preparing dental lab boxes and labeling for mailing.
  • Developing system to manage lab cases and deliveries.
  • Performing other duties as assigned by management.

• Grace Health recognizes that managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff. All employees must embrace a team-based approach to patient care and understand that each role is important to our success.
• Team members must demonstrate excellent team communication and coordination to provide quality patient care.
• Care coordination includes communicating with community organizations, health plans, facilities, and specialists.
• Care team members understand and embrace the concept of population management and proactively address the needs of patients and families served by this practice.
• Team members must demonstrate skill and knowledge related to effective communication with vulnerable patient populations.
• Team members must participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities within the organization to ensure patients receive high quality care.
• All team members will be involved in the process of improving quality incomes
• Team members will participate in the review and evaluation processes of practice performance and help to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Team members will participate in Grace Health's advocacy program.

• Follows policies and procedures of the office, including administrative, clinical, quality assurance, and personnel.
• Maintains good attendance (daily, meetings, and other assignment tasks).
• Maintains timely documentation of all work assignments.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Routinely keeps supervisor informed about attendance and job assignments.
• Flexible in being able to multitask.
• Works effectively and at an efficient pace.
• Works cooperatively with providers, administration, and peers.

• Basic computer skills are required.
• Experience with Dentrix software is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.

• High school diploma.
• Completion of dental assisting program preferred.
• 1 year of dental assisting preferred.

• Radiography certificate
• Current CPR certificate
• Completion of dental assisting program certificate preferred

Grace Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.