Dental Assistant II in El Paso, TX

Description

Dental Assistant II

The Dental Assistant II will perform Highly Complex/Senior level tasks. These tasks will be Dental Assistant
tasks as well as Data Entry into the Dental Database. The Dental Assistant II will complete tasks under limited
supervision. The Dental Assistant II is allowed considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent
judgment.
The dental assistant is a key team member responsible for providing direct healthcare that supports the
requirement to provide dental care to all residents of the facility. Duties involve assisting the dental staff while in
direct patient care, exposing and developing x-rays, maintaining infection control standards for the clinic,
monitoring and maintaining essential supply levels, mixing and preparing dental materials for restorative
procedures, completing minor dental laboratory procedures, maintaining dental treatment records, managing
the schedule for the dentist and dental hygienist, providing oral self-care counseling to patients and staff inclinic
and in-home, and collecting data to support quality enhancement. The dental assistant must be
registered with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners as a “Registered Dental Assistant,” and must pass
tests on jurisprudence, radiology, and infection control. With additional training the Dental Assistant may
provide preventive care including coronal polishing of teeth and pit and fissure sealants. The Dental Assistant
must be familiar enough with office management computer programs to use word documents, spreadsheets,
and databases to maintain the dental records and data collection systems the dental department must use for
daily patient care, as well as quality enhancement program initiatives and regulatory requirements.
Provide treatment of HHS employees injured in the course and scope of employment.