Registered Dental Assistant

Description

At CCHS, our goal is to grant equal access to healthcare no matter the economic, social or employment status of our patients. We aim to provide superior patient care! If you have a passion for helping people and would like to combine that passion with your faith and clinical skills, this may be the position for you. We offer competitive pay, great benefits with a culture to match.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) provides chair-side assistance to a licensed dentist and also performs other clerical duties to support the Clinic.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Retracts patient's cheek, tongue and other tissue; removes water syringes.

• Takes, exposes, and develops x-rays of the mouth, gums, jaws, and/or teeth.

• Applies topical medications; places rubber dams in patient's mouth; removes excess cement from and adjacent to crowns, bridges, and orthodontic bands; places matrix bands; removes and replaces ligature wires; removes sutures.

• Performs dietary and salivary analysis and infection control procedures.

• Demonstrates oral care procedures and techniques; charts patient's mouth.

• Flushes evacuation system with chemical cleaners.

• Completes reports and maintains records

• Schedules recalls and appointments.

• Orders supplies and equipment and keeps accurate inventory; orders repairs on dental equipment; researches prices and equipment specifications.

• May perform other duties as required.

EXPANDED FUNCTIONS

• Practices coronal polishing; mechanically polishes restorations.

• Places and removes temporary restorations.

• Monitors patient while nitrous oxide is being administered.

• Applies pit and fissure sealants.

Requirements

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education: High school diploma plus RDA program along with expanded functions education

Experience: At least 1-to-2 years experience performing fundamental and expanded duties of a certified dental assistant as outlined by the Tennessee State Board of Dentistry; experience completing dental radiographs and alginate impressions; and experience performing clerical duties associated with a dental office.

Licenses/certifications: Certified to practice as an expanded function Dental Assistant as stipulated by the laws and administrative rules of the Tennessee State Board of Dentistry; CPR certification required.