Dental Assistant

Job Title
Dental Assistant
Departme
nt
Reports To
FLSA
Status
Prepared By
Approved
By
Last
Modified
Clinical Dental Manager
Non
Exempt
Human
Resources
N/A 09/01/2022
Job Summary:
As a Dental Assistant, you play a crucial role in supporting dental procedures and ensuring
smooth operations within the dental practice. Your responsibilities include preparing treatment
rooms, assisting dentists during patient examinations and procedures, and providing
exceptional patient care. You'll also be responsible for sterilizing instruments, maintaining
equipment, and ensuring adherence to infection control protocols. Strong communication skills
and a passion for patient well-being are essential for success in this role.
General Accountabilities
• Escort patients to exam rooms, interview patients for medical and dental hx, take
vitals, possibly take the weight of the patient and document all information in the
patient's chart.
• Ensure all related reports, labs and information is filled out and available in patients'
medical records prior to their appointment
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and
safeguarding medical records; keeping patient information confidential.
• Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations; Assist dental provider or dental
hygienist in exam rooms
• Disinfects, cleans treatment rooms following patient examinations; Maintains safe,
secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and
procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical and dental supplies, maintain
instruments, prepare sterilization as required; Properly disposes of contaminated
supplies
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
• Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e.water logs, emergency medications,
expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, instrument logs etc.)
• Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to
patient/physician/pharmacy calls
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform essential functions.
Job Qualifications
• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent substitute.
• Minimum Experience: 2 years; combined education/experience as substitute for
minimum experience.
• Minimum Certifications and/or Licenses: CPR and first aid certification required;
certification as a dental assistant, preferred.
• Minimum Skills: Experience with EMR, MS Word, Excel, MS outlook.
Skills:
• Able to speak/write English clearly and make self understood.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Correct grammar, spelling skills, and legible writing.
• Skills in answering the telephone in a pleasant and helpful manner and using a multi-line
phone system.
• Able to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions.
• Demonstrate compassion and caring in dealing with others.
• Tactfulness/soft spoken.
• Demonstrate willing to adapt to change.
• Be able to prioritize workload while remaining flexible.
• Confident positive manner and appearance.
• A medical mindset to understand the theories, reasons, and technical aspects of
medicine.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future
problem-solving and decision-making.
• Ability to maintain records
• Knowledge in the fields of medicine, anatomy and physiology
Skills: Language
• Bilingual-English/Spanish