La Maestra Community Health Centers
Dental Assistant Job at La Maestra Community Health Centers in San Diego
La Maestra Community Health Centers, San Diego, CA, United States, 92189
Job Description
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Summary:
La Maestra Community Health Centers is currently recruiting for Dental Assistants. The Dental Assistant is responsible for performing chair side support services, procedures, and general office procedures under the supervision of a dentist.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the DDS with patient care, by providing and explaining the DDS instructions
- Clean room after finishing with procedures
- Route patient back to the front desk with post-examination/procedure instructions (i.e. to checkout, schedule next appointment, fill prescription, etc.)
- Clean all instruments after procedures
- Prepares and maintains all dental instruments, supplies, and equipment
- Call next patient immediately after setting the room
- Maintain inventory and order supplies
- Assure proper operation and maintenance of equipment by performing inspections
- Be able to perform Spore test weekly, clean x-ray developer and autoclave weekly (following proper procedures)
- Take X-rays (proper certification required)
- Take oral impressions for diagnostic and opposing models
- Remove post-extraction and periodontal dressings
- Prepare dental materials, including but not limited to, cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc.
- Apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents
- Apply topical fluoride, after scaling and polishing by the supervising DDS or RDA
- Place and remover rubber dams or other isolation devices
- Place, wedge, and remove matrices for restorative procedures
- Responsible for dental charting
- Delivers patient personal care oral instructions
- When needed, delivers community dental health presentations, plans, assembles, and manages health fair booths
- Extra oral duties or functions specified by the supervising DDS.
- Maintain effective communication and working relationships with other employees and patients
Job Requirements:
Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D.
Certification required: Dental Assistant Certificate; CPR Card
Experience: 1-2 years’ experience in a dental office or similar setting as a front or back office dental assistant preferred
Bilingual preferred.
La Maestra Community Health Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, disability or any other legally protected status.
The La Maestra Circle of Care® is a holistic, solution-based approach to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of diverse emerging communities—because complete wellness requires more than just a trip to the doctor. Since the first clinic opened in 1990, La Maestra’s board and staff recognized that for a patient and family to be healthy, they must have barrier-free access to integrated services including nutritious food, safe affordable housing, job training or continuing education opportunities, and programs that promote wellbeing.
La Maestra’s staff, who is from the diverse populations served, has embraced the Circle of Care® philosophy, working together to identify the total needs of patients and attend to them through preventive care, education, treatment, and referrals to services that address the social determinants of health, ultimately guiding patients and their families to wellbeing and self-sufficiency. The Circle of Care® involves a network of integrated services provided by La Maestra Communit
La Maestra’s staff, who is from the diverse populations served, has embraced the Circle of Care® philosophy, working together to identify the total needs of patients and attend to them through preventive care, education, treatment, and referrals to services that address the social determinants of health, ultimately guiding patients and their families to wellbeing and self-sufficiency. The Circle of Care® involves a network of integrated services provided by La Maestra Communit
Company Description
The La Maestra Circle of Care® is a holistic, solution-based approach to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of diverse emerging communities—because complete wellness requires more than just a trip to the doctor. Since the first clinic opened in 1990, La Maestra’s board and staff recognized that for a patient and family to be healthy, they must have barrier-free access to integrated services including nutritious food, safe affordable housing, job training or continuing education opportunities, and programs that promote wellbeing.\r\n\r\nLa Maestra’s staff, who is from the diverse populations served, has embraced the Circle of Care® philosophy, working together to identify the total needs of patients and attend to them through preventive care, education, treatment, and referrals to services that address the social determinants of health, ultimately guiding patients and their families to wellbeing and self-sufficiency. The Circle of Care® involves a network of integrated services provided by La Maestra Communit