Senior Dental Assistant

About This Role

This role involves performing comprehensive chairside assisting across all dental care phases, ensuring efficient clinical operations, and supporting patient care and education within the Dental College.

Responsibilities

• Assist dental students, residents, and faculty in emergency, restorative, prosthodontic, periodontic, endodontic, and oral surgery procedures.
• Participate in four-handed dentistry, providing chairside support and accurately mixing dental materials.
• Manage and replenish dental supplies, maintaining operatories in a clean, organized, and functional state.
• Prepare, package, and maintain dental instruments and equipment according to infection control protocols.
• Perform dental laboratory tasks, including pouring and trimming models and fabricating custom appliances.
• Operate dental radiographic equipment, explain procedures to patients, and process images into electronic records.
• Prepare operatories for patient treatment, including laying out instruments, materials, and equipment.
• Enter clinical findings into electronic health records and assist in scheduling follow-up appointments.
• Provide dental assisting services at off-campus sites and participate in board examinations and health fairs.
• Adhere to infection control guidelines, safety protocols, and institutional emergency response procedures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent with two years of related experience OR Certified Dental Assistant and/or Associate's degree with one year of experience OR one year of experience as a Dental Assistant at the Dental College of Georgia OR Bachelor's degree with dental knowledge.
• Minimum of two years of experience as a Dental Assistant in a general dentistry or multi-specialty practice.
• Hands-on experience in mixing dental materials, taking intraoral and panoramic x-rays, and chairside dental assisting in multiple disciplines (Operative, Crown and Bridge, Removable Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, Esthetic Dentistry).

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent, or Certified Dental Assistant, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree.
• 2 years of related experience with High School Diploma/GED, or 1 year with Certified Dental Assistant/Associate's degree, or 1 year as DA at Dental College of Georgia, or dental knowledge with Bachelor's degree.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree with a focus in dental or health-related studies.
• Graduation from a Certified Dental Assisting program.
• Proficiency in spoken Spanish in a clinical setting.

Benefits

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