Dental Assistant

Salary: N/A / Yearly	Location: Washington, DC
Type: Full-Time	Postal Code: 20005

Dental Assistant

Job Purpose:

Preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Duties:

* Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.


* Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.

* Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.

* Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.

* Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.


* Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

Skills/Qualifications:

Dental Health Maintenance, Use of Dental Technology, Infection Control, Patient Services, Teamwork, Use of Dental Technologies, Performing Diagnostic Procedures.

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