Dental Assistant
CFG Health Network
- Newark, NJ
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Prepares the operatory with appropriate instruments and material for scheduled patients.
- Provides chair-sided assistance during treatment, recognizing the dentist's need for instruments, materials, retraction or suction.
- Mixes and fabricates restorative materials.
- Sterilizes instruments and disinfects the operatory between patients.
- Develops and mounts routine radiographs.
- Assists in exposing intro-oral radiographs.
- Maintains and cleans the x-ray unit, film processor, autoclave, wet tank and dental unit in accordance to specifications.
- Performs laboratory procedures such as mixing impression materials for dentures and assists in the clinical procedures of prostatic dentistry.
- Assists with infection control, general cleanliness and sterile conditions for the dental unit.
- Performs inventory and orders supplies to maintain established levels.
- Assists in maintaining dental charts, dental findings, maintains confidentiality of records and schedules patients for dental appointments.
- Collects requested data for clinical records.
- Complies with dental office security, the perpetual inventory, inspection of dental tools and completes corresponding documentation.
- Maintains current CPR/AED certification.
- All other duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Certification by the Dental Assisting National Board preferred.
- Certification by the Board of Dental Examiners as a Dental Radiation Technologist preferred.