We are currently looking to fill a potential Dental Assistant position as listed below:

LOCATION: 1299 S. Seaside Avenue, Terminal Island, CA 90731

STATUS: Full-Time

HOURS: 40 hours per week, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• 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.
• Be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
• Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable.
• Requires FULL vaccination for Covid-19

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Must be able to work with an inmate population from a variety of cultural, regional, racial and ethnic backgrounds.
• Must possess the ability to collect and track data and enter data into the agency’s electronic system and track scheduling of patient care
• Must have knowledge and experience in maintaining patient medical records and confidentiality.

Is responsible for provision of the services as listed:

• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics,
• prosthetics, and examinations.
• Retrieve patient’s records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and
• prepares patient for attending Dental Officer
• Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and
• medications
• 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 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
• hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services
• Prepares entries for patient’s records
• Selects and applies medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of
• teeth Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing
• Fabricates and repairs dental prosthesis and appliances under supervision
• Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis
• and removable partial prosthesis
• Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials
• Takes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic, panelipse,
• cephalometric, and transcranial equipment
• Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic
• radiographs
• 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 casts
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures

BENEFITS: Competitive Pay Rate, 10 Paid Federal Holidays, Accrued Paid Time Off (Sick Leave) and Healthcare allowance.