Dental Assistant

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Orthodontic Assistant is responsible for performing detailed Orthodontic procedures and directly assisting with patient care in conjunction with the management of surgical treatment.
• This role includes preparing for patient hours by setting up rooms, preparing appliances, stocking instruments and supplies.
• Clinical responsibilities include but not limited to accurate acquisition of 2D and 3D X-rays, intra and extraoral photos, detailed charting, executing precise orthodontic procedures as directed by the provider and coordination of care between multiple providers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Room’s patient, evaluates status, verifies medications/allergies, documents in EMR and starts appointment prior to Doctor entering.
• Checks intra oral appliances and prepares necessary instruments/ materials for appointments.
• Provides the Doctor with a detailed synopsis of patient condition, upcoming surgeries, expectations for that day’s appointment and any questions that patient or parent might have.
• Works independently to complete procedures on patients in preparation of orthodontic treatment and surgery e.g.: placing surgical hooks and wires, obtaining all surgical records, fitting and removing fixed appliances, orthodontic adjustments, pouring and fabrication of appliances, patient and parent education for all pre- and post-operative procedures.
• Must work and communicate well with a variety of demographic backgrounds.
• Must be able to provide care for cleft, craniofacial and patients complex diagnosis.
• Has the ability to perform and provide care to pediatric patients that may have intellectual and physical disabilities and delays.
• General offices duties include, but are not limited to, weekly eyewash inspection, lab cleaning, updating excel spreadsheets, creating referrals, filling out lab slips and surgical checklists.
• Stocking all clinical areas and checking inventory, chair side unit maintenance, review of schedule and appliance list, uploading of photos and x-rays into the software program, transportation and documentation of all instruments to and from CPD, following up on surgeries and coordinating dates.
• Must adhere and stay up to date on all hospital policies and certifications e.g.: HLD certification, BLS training, hand hygiene, EPIC and yearly mandatory trainings.

Skills:

• BLS.
• CPR.
• DRT (Radiologic Technology).
• Dental Assistant.
• Dental Radiography.