Dental Assistant

Overview

The Dental Center of South Bend in South Bend, Indiana, is excited to invite a motivated and compassionate Dental Assistant to join our team! In this role, you'll be a key part of our clinical team, providing exceptional patient care in a collaborative, team-based environment. You'll have the opportunity to take on a variety of clinical duties, develop new skills, and grow professionally in a supportive setting. If you're someone who thrives on delivering outstanding customer service, communicating effectively, and making a positive impact on patients' lives, we'd love to welcome you to our team. Let's grow together-apply today!

Responsibilities

• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
• Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• X-ray license
• Experience working as a Dental Assistant, or training from a formal Dental Assistant program