Registered Dental Assistant - EFDA

Are you the type of person who appreciates stability? Would you like to work for a dental practice that has an excellent reputation and is known for its integrity? We are seeking a special person who is multi-talented and can help our practice and patients.

The person who is selected for this opportunity will be able to:

• Provide excellent customer service to all guests.
• Keep a smile with all patient and coworker interactions.
• Maintain a calm and pleasant demeanor at all times.
• Work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate a strong attention to detail.
• Support dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials.
• Perform procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
• Prepare treatment room for patients by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Ready patients for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping them.
• Provide information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Assemble instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to the treatment area, positioning instruments for dentist?s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
• Provide materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient?s mouth.
• Provide diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies and pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintain patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations and cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Help the dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Document dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensure proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer?s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintain dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Conserve dental resources by using equipment and supplies necessary to accomplish job results.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A valid State of TN Dental Assistant license, with expanded functions qualifications
• At least 3 years of chair-side dental assisting experience
• X-Ray Certification
• Nitrous Oxide Certification
• Knowledge of dental health maintenance
• Use of dental technology, Dentrix experience is highly preferred
• Infection control knowledge
• Patient services experience
• Active listening skills
• Teamwork, teambuilding skills
• Kind and compassionate bedside manner
• Health promotion and maintenance knowledge
• Use of medical technologies
• The ability to perform diagnostic procedures
• Regular and predictable attendance, including the ability to report at least 2 days a week for early start times.