Dental Assistant

NEEDED: Dental Assistant

LOCATION: FCI Dublin, 5701 8th St. Camp Parks, Dublin, CA 94568

STATUS: (1099)

SCHEDULE: 120 – 240 workdays, 8 hours per day, Monday - Friday

HOURS: 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.
• Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
• Must be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
• Have a minimum of 1-2 years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Must possess the ability to collect and track data and enter data into the agency’s electronic system and track scheduling of patient care and must have knowledge and experience in maintaining patient medical records and confidentiality.
• Bilingual oral communication skills desirable
• Experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable.

DUTIES: Not limited to:

• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics,
• Retrieve patient’s records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and
• Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and
• Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator
• Observes patient’s responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic
• Gives instructions for subsequent dental appointments
• Makes necessary entries (scanning, scheduling in BEMR) on dental treatment records
• (both electronic and paper records)
• Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient
• Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.
• Provides dental health education
• Dental prophylaxis
• Dental screening examination
• Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
• Dental and periodontal charting
• Prepares places, and removes packs
• Places temporary fillings
• Places and removes rubber dams
• Maintains dental equipment
• Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments
• Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs
• Reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action
• Performs routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth
• Uses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral
• Prepares entries for patient’s records
• Selects and applies medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of
• Fabricates and repairs dental prosthesis and appliances under supervision
• Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis
• Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials
• Takes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic, panelipse,
• Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, bitewing, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and
• Correctly positions patient and film
• Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients
• Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records
• Performs quality assurances on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight
• Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques
• Sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic
• Places and finishes dental restorations, including bases and liners
• Make primary impressions and pours up impressions
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures

prosthetics, and examinations.

prepares patient for attending Dental Officer

medications

hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services

teeth Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing

and removable partial prosthesis (partial dentures)

cephalometric, and transcranial equipment

panographic radiographs