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Senior Dental Assistant - Experience is MUST

The duties of a dental assistant are among the most comprehensive and varied in our dental office. The dental assistant performs many tasks requiring both interpersonal and technical skills.

• assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
• taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays) with no errors and no un-comfort experience to patients
• asking about the patient's medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
• serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment
• helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
• providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
• teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)
• taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
• performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer
• communicating with patients and suppliers (e.g., scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing and ordering supplies)
• helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, endodontic, general dentistry and oral surgery
• Flexible working hours, experience in dental patient management software, front office experience are highly preferred
• Helping in maintain office clean including but not limited to waiting areas, operatories, lobbies, restrooms, front office appearance

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