Location: Cove Dental - Cleveland TX
Salary: Position will have competitive salary.
Hours: M-F, occasional Saturday
Responsible for assisting the dentist in the clinical treatment of patients.
Must have 1 year of dental assisting experience.
Candidate will have sufficient training upon hire.Patient Management
- Greet patients when they sign in and monitor arrival time.
- Set up treatment rooms for procedures
- Escort patients to treatment room
- Seat patients in treatment rooms
- Show care and concern and help patients feel comfortable
- Obtain and review health histories according to office protocol
- Ensure patients are always attended
- Anticipate and assist dentist needs
- Perform expanded functions and other tasks as assigned by the dentist
- Mix dental materials
- Ensure patients questions are answered thoroughly before they leave
- Chart patients from the treatment room
- Ensure proper treatment notes are recorded in patient's chart
- Perform clinical procedures as practice act allows and as directed by dentist
- Give patient instruction and demonstrate when necessary
- Monitor patient flow
- Notify Treatment Coordinator if a patient should be called in the evening after a difficult appointment
- Treatment Room Management and Sterilization
- Keep dental units ready, stocked and clean
- Oversea cleanliness of the treatment room according to sterilization procedures
- Disinfect treatment rooms according to OSHA regulations
- Sterilize all instruments and hand pieces according to OSHA regulations
- Keep trays, instruments and treatment room drawers organized
- Ensure that office sterilization procedures document is on display
- Promptly send out and monitor all dental laboratory cases
- Implement the preventative maintenance/cleaning schedule for dental equipment
- Maintain dental office emergency kits and nitrous and oxygen tanks
- Follow laboratory procedures according to office protocol
Records Management
- Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with state and federal requirements including the HIPAA privacy and security regulations
- Accurately file patient information
- Arrange patient charts and radiographs for the next day's appointments
- Track cases and referrals to and from other doctors
- Assist in the administration of the recall system
Inventory Management
- Monitor inventory and order dental office supplies as needed
- Ensure that treatment rooms are stocked at all times
Office Participation
- Help in other areas of the office when necessary (i.e. answering phones, unpacking supplies, completing insurance forms, moving former patient’s records, etc.)
- Be an active participant in team meetings
- Promote team concept by interacting with others in the office.
Education/Experience
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of accredited dental assisting program or dental assisting experience preferred
- Coursework in dental instruments and procedures
- Compliance with state dental practice requirements (x-ray and osha training)
- Legible handwriting for notation in patient chart
- Computer Skills (Eaglesoft)
- Commitment to CE for career development
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
