full-time 3 months ago
Dental Assistant
Tarzana Treatment Centers
18040 Sherman Way, Reseda, CA 91335
27.00 - 28.27/hr
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Job Description
Position Title: Dental Assistant
Department: Dental
Reports To: Director of Primary Care/Director of Clinic Operations
POSITION SUMMARY
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. (TTC) is a multi-specialty outpatient facility providing care in a comprehensive, high-quality setting. We are looking for a dedicated, motivated, enthusiastic team player who wants to make a difference in the community, working in collaboration as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team.
The role of Dental Assistant is pivotal within dental practices. As a professional who supports both patients and dentists, the dental assistant ensures smooth operation of dental procedures. While enhancing patient care and comfort, the dental assistant is responsible for setting up treatment rooms and assisting dentists during procedures. The comprehensive job of the dental assistant is designed to streamline dental operations and improve patients’ outcome.
HOURS
8 per Day / 5 Days per Week
Benefits Package
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Care Plan
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid Vacation Time
Sick Time
401(k) Retirement Plan
Competitive wages
Stability and career advancement
Continuing Education Opportunities
CATEGORIES OF DUTIES
Greeting patients upon arrival
Administrative tasks: scheduling and record keeping
Assists a dentist by serving as chair assistant and office clerk
Reviews patient record if available and, using standard practices and procedural instructions as guides, determines what instruments/materials will probably be needed and lays them out
Passes equipment to the dentist upon request
Prepares patient for dentist by seating patient, adjusting chair for convenient angle, draping patient, and, especially in the case of children, calms and reassures the patient so work can proceed expeditiously
Schedules all patients, determining time intervals according to type of work to be done and the probability of the dentist being able to treat more than one patient at a time
Operates a conventional dental radiographic machine to make intra-oral, periapical, bite wing, and occlusal images; a cephalometric radiographic machine to make various extra-oral images of the head such as lateral, anterior-posterior, and poster-anterior images; and a panographic radiographic machine to make extra-oral panographic images of the teeth and jaws, as directed by dentist
Places and positions suction tubes in patient's mouth using standard practices and dentist's instructions
Mixes filling compounds such as composite and amalgam using standard practices or dentist’s preference as guides to consistency
Maintains patient records by indicating type of work done
Takes pre-impressions for dentures of all types as directed for use by technician to duplicate original configuration using standard practice and dentist's instructions as guides.
Proper teaching of oral hygiene
Assisting with dental procedures
Equipment sterilization
Knowledge and following proper hygienic protocol
Assisting during a dental emergency
Dental equipment and supply inventory.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Dental Assistant Certificate
Radiation Safety License issued by the Dental Board of California / certificate of compliance from an approved board course in Radiation safety
Minimum one (1) year of experience in general dentistry.
SETTING
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, which provides behavioral healthcare services, including chemical dependency and primary care services
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. does not discriminate as to race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and disability in its hiring practices.
ADA REQUIREMENT
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. supports the Americans with Disabilities Act. Discrimination is prohibited in all aspects of employment against disabled persons, who, with reasonable accommodations, can perform the essential functions of a job.
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Department: Dental
Reports To: Director of Primary Care/Director of Clinic Operations
POSITION SUMMARY
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. (TTC) is a multi-specialty outpatient facility providing care in a comprehensive, high-quality setting. We are looking for a dedicated, motivated, enthusiastic team player who wants to make a difference in the community, working in collaboration as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team.
The role of Dental Assistant is pivotal within dental practices. As a professional who supports both patients and dentists, the dental assistant ensures smooth operation of dental procedures. While enhancing patient care and comfort, the dental assistant is responsible for setting up treatment rooms and assisting dentists during procedures. The comprehensive job of the dental assistant is designed to streamline dental operations and improve patients’ outcome.
HOURS
8 per Day / 5 Days per Week
Benefits Package
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Care Plan
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid Vacation Time
Sick Time
401(k) Retirement Plan
Competitive wages
Stability and career advancement
Continuing Education Opportunities
CATEGORIES OF DUTIES
Greeting patients upon arrival
Administrative tasks: scheduling and record keeping
Assists a dentist by serving as chair assistant and office clerk
Reviews patient record if available and, using standard practices and procedural instructions as guides, determines what instruments/materials will probably be needed and lays them out
Passes equipment to the dentist upon request
Prepares patient for dentist by seating patient, adjusting chair for convenient angle, draping patient, and, especially in the case of children, calms and reassures the patient so work can proceed expeditiously
Schedules all patients, determining time intervals according to type of work to be done and the probability of the dentist being able to treat more than one patient at a time
Operates a conventional dental radiographic machine to make intra-oral, periapical, bite wing, and occlusal images; a cephalometric radiographic machine to make various extra-oral images of the head such as lateral, anterior-posterior, and poster-anterior images; and a panographic radiographic machine to make extra-oral panographic images of the teeth and jaws, as directed by dentist
Places and positions suction tubes in patient's mouth using standard practices and dentist's instructions
Mixes filling compounds such as composite and amalgam using standard practices or dentist’s preference as guides to consistency
Maintains patient records by indicating type of work done
Takes pre-impressions for dentures of all types as directed for use by technician to duplicate original configuration using standard practice and dentist's instructions as guides.
Proper teaching of oral hygiene
Assisting with dental procedures
Equipment sterilization
Knowledge and following proper hygienic protocol
Assisting during a dental emergency
Dental equipment and supply inventory.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Dental Assistant Certificate
Radiation Safety License issued by the Dental Board of California / certificate of compliance from an approved board course in Radiation safety
Minimum one (1) year of experience in general dentistry.
SETTING
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, which provides behavioral healthcare services, including chemical dependency and primary care services
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. does not discriminate as to race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and disability in its hiring practices.
ADA REQUIREMENT
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. supports the Americans with Disabilities Act. Discrimination is prohibited in all aspects of employment against disabled persons, who, with reasonable accommodations, can perform the essential functions of a job.
#SJ2021
About Tarzana Treatment Centers
Tarzana Treatment Centers is dedicated to providing professional health care that treats each person with compassion and according to their assessed individual needs for improved physical and mental wellbeing. They offer whole-person healthcare through integrated programs of primary medical and behavioral healthcare, including various specialized services.
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