Dental Services Assistant - Star Community Health - Tamaqua

St. Luke's University Health Network

Tamaqua, PA, United States
Four-handed dentistry
Emr system data recording
Operatory equipment maintenance
The Dental Services Assistant provides clinical assistance to the dental staff with functions related to providing comprehensive patient treatment

Job Summary

  • The Dental Services Assistant provides clinical assistance to the dental staff with functions related to providing comprehensive patient treatment.
  • Assists the Dentist in all procedures, requiring four-handed dentistry, assists Dentist in recording patient date in the EMR system.
  • Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.

Matching Summary

The Dental Services Assistant provides clinical assistance to the dental staff with functions related to providing comprehensive patient treatment.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Four-handed dentistry
  • EMR system data recording
  • Operatory equipment maintenance
  • Sterilization of instruments

Nice-to-have

  • Bi-lingual (Spanish) proficiency
  • Training new dental staff

Key Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • CPR/BLS certification required
  • PA x-ray certification preferred
  • Certified Dental Assisting Program preferred
  • Minimum one year dental assisting experience

Work Rights

Not specified

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