Traveling Dental Assistant @ Dental Associates FL - Bartow (Off Monday's)

Overview

If you have an outgoing personality with excellent communication skills, have dental knowledge and experience working as a Traveling Dental Assistant, we would love to meet you. This is a full-time position working in a 'state-of-the-art" modern dental practice located in Bartow, FL 33830. Duties include but not limited to: Prepare patients for treatments, take records, impressions, or x-rays, select and set up instruments & equipment as needed, assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry to name a few. To be considered for this position you must be X-ray certified in the state of FL; Candidates are preferred to have at least one year of dental assisting experience; However, recent grads from a formal dental school program are encouraged to apply! The hours are: Tues-Thurs 8:00-4:00 (Bartow location) and Fri 8:00-2:45 (Lakeland location)

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

Required Skills:

• X-ray license

• Experience working as a Dental Assistant, or training from a formal Dental Assistant program

• Must be able to travel to our other office on Friday's (Dental Associates FL - Lakeland) Travel reimbursement included

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