Job Description

Description:Dental Assistant (EFDA)Top Pay Offered with Benefits long term assignmentLocal Candidates welcome to apply!Make a Real Difference at Warm Springs, Oregon Indian Health Service ClinicTo provide Dental Assistant (EFDA) support services five days per week. The purpose of the work is to improve the overall health care status of the eligible American Indian, Alaska Native patient population served. Most contacts with patients will be with direct patient care to support the dental l staff in the dental clinic. Additional support involves inventory and sterilization duties. The primary purpose is to provide dental services to the patients.The Dental Assistant clinic hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00am to 5pm on Friday.Dental Assistant:

• Performs chair side assistance duties in all phases of restorative, Prosthodontic, surgical, endodontic and periodontal.

• Treatment as provided in general dentistry. In addition, has clinic maintenance and recordkeeping responsibilities.

• Receives and routes patients, and schedules appointments.

• Records information related to medical history of patient; charts examination and treatment information as relayed by dentist.

• Maintains dental equipment in clean and operative condition;

• Properly stores and maintains adequate levels of supplies.

• Sterilizes instruments, materials and equipment; prepares surgical trays.

• Properly lays out all instruments and materials needed for each treatment; prepares patient and operatory.

• Obtains and records blood pressure and pulse of oral surgery patients before and after treatment.

• Assists dentist at chair side as anticipated or required in all phases of general dentistry, utilizing techniques for fourhanded sit-down dentistry. Passes instruments and materials to and retrieves them from the dentist; keeps area of operation clear using high speed evacuator, suction tip, and irrigation. Retracts tissue, tongue, and cheek. In surgical procedures maintains aseptic condition, stabilizes tissue for dentist and cut sutures. Keeps alert to condition of patient during treatment for signs of fainting, shock or other distress.

• Performs the following intra-oral procedures as directed by dentist: takes preliminary impressions for study models, removes sutures, and places and removes rubber dams, perio packs and matrix bands and wedges, and places pit and fissure sealants.

• Relays dentist\'s instructions to patient for post-treatment care. Instructs patient in brushing and flossing techniques, care of prosthodontic appliances, and common causes of tooth decay. Operates dental x-ray equipment to take intra .and extra-oral radiographs

• Performs prophylaxis, including the removal of gross debris, using hand instrumentation and/or ultrasonic.

PM21 Requirements:To perform expanded functions in Oregon under the supervision of a licensed dentist, a dental assistant must earn an Oregon Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) certificate.Immunization recordsCovid Vaccination preferredPI931e435fda51-8722-28012174

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