Dental Assistant, Kool Smiles - Lufkin, TX
Job Functions and Responsibilities
The Dental Assistant provides support to the office and is responsible for assisting the professional dental staff with treatment.
Job Functions and Responsibilities
The Dental Assistant provides support to the office and is responsible for assisting the professional dental staff with treatment.
- Deliver quality and compassionate care to every patient
- Guide parents and patients through Kool Smiles process before treatment
- Educate patients in oral hygiene instruction and provide postoperative instructions
- Prepare patient for examination and treatment
- Take x-rays and save to patient charts
- Responsible for the operational readiness of the hygiene bay and operatory rooms
- Prepare tray set-ups for dental procedures
- Mix amalgam, cement, pulp paste and prepare impression materials
- Sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment
- Clean chairs and rooms
- Assist professional dental staff with treatment
- Document patient information, treatment plans, and procedures in patient chart
- Assist with suctioning, holding retractors and suture cutting during surgical procedures
- Pour, trim and polish impression casts
- Fabricate custom impression trays
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics
- Must love working with children
- Compassion and high level of service for our patients, parents and staff
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Professional manner and appearance at all times
We prefer candidates with the following experience
- Minimum of 1 year experience as a dental assistant
- Experience with children's dentistry
- Computer Skills – Microsoft Office (we utilize electronic dental records and digital x-rays)
Certification
- X-ray certification, certified dental assistant credentials may be required for specific positions
