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Dental Assistant I

Contentnea Health
Posted 19 days ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Snow Hill, NC, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Contentnea Health is a Community Health Center in eastern North Carolina offering comprehensive medical, dental, and behavioral health services.
  • The job involves assisting dentists, maintaining cleanliness of operatories and equipment, and providing chair-side support during dental procedures.
  • Candidates should possess skills beyond high school, including communication, computational, and health care knowledge typically gained through a dental assisting program.
  • A current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required for this position.
  • The role requires experience in dental assisting, and the salary is competitive based on qualifications.

Company Overview

Contentnea Health is a Community Health Center providing comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health services for members of our communities in Greene, Pitt and Pamlico counties in eastern North Carolina. 

Job Summary

Assists dentists and maintains cleanliness of the operatories and equipment.

Responsibilities and Duties

  1. Provides assistance in the delivery of dental treatment.
    1. Seats patients, obtains/records vital signs and charts medical/dental histories.
    2. Charts oral conditions as dictated by dental provider.
    3. Prepares dental instruments for procedure.
    4. Obtains dental radiographs as needed.
    5. Provides chair side assistance to dental provider during dental procedure.
  2. Provides inter-procedural support.
    1. Maintains dental handpieces.
    2. Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains dental operatories.
    3. Cleans, sanitizes, and sterilizes dental instruments.
    4. Maintains dental laboratory.
    5. Pours impressions and trims models.
    6. Processes lab cases.
    7. Assists practice manager as needed.

Qualifications and Skills

Possesses work-related skills at a higher level than completion of high school, including formal written and verbal communication skills, computational and computer skills, mathematical, technical or health care related knowledge frequently acquired through completion of a trade school, para-professional, or certificate type program.

Possesses specific knowledge and training in the practice of dental assisting typically acquired through completion of a dental assisting program.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.



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