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Sanitas
Dental Assistant (67942)
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A Dental Assistant assists dentists in caring for patient's teeth. Helps patients get ready for treatment; prepares equipment and supplies. May perform some dental procedures under the direction of a dentist, such as fluoride application, if allowed under state regulations. Works in dental offices.
$42,015 / year median in Florida
+31% projected growth
Job Description
Dental Assistant (67942) Sanitas Dental - Cooper City - Cooper City, FL 33330 Apply Overview Position Type Full Time Job Shift On Site Travel Percentage None Category Dental Apply Description " Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across the United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness." Job Summary We are looking for a Dental Assistant that will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification and provide a great level of patient care. Essential Job Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Preparing patients for dental work. Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures. Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary. Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary. Providing great patient care. Recording treatment information in patient records. Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment. Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs. Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs. Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist. Caring for dental equipment. Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts. Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory. Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions. Qualifications Supervisory Responsibilities This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Required Education Certification or Associate degree in an accredited dental assistance program. Required Experience N/A Required Licenses and Certifications Dental x-ray certification. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Experience using computers for a variety of tasks. Good written and verbal communication skills. Consistently professional appearance and attitude. Able to provide great patient care. Preferred Qualifications 0-2 years' experience is preferred. Financial Responsibilities This position does not currently handle physical money or negotiates contracts. N/A Budget Responsibilities This position does not have budget responsibilities. N/A Languages English Advanced Spanish Preferred Creole Preferred Travel Not required N/A Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.