Sunset Health is hiring: Dental Assistant in Somerton

* Remove sutures

* Apply topical fluorides and sealants

* Place and remove dental dams and matrix bands

* Fabricate and place interim restorations with temporary cement

* Remove temporary cement and interim restorations with hand instruments

* Observe patient during nitrous oxide analgesia as instructed by the dentist or licensed dental therapist

* Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances with hand instruments

* Remove periodontal dressings with hand instruments

* Perform coronal polishing procedures

* Prepare a patient for nitrous oxide analgesia administration upon the direct instruction and presence of a dentist or licensed dental therapist

* Place dental material into a patient's mouth in response to a licensed dentist including dental sealant, temporary restorations and silver diamine fluoride.

* Cleanse the supragingival surface of the tooth in preparation for:

* The placement of bands, crowns, and restorations

* Dental dam application

* Acid etch procedures

* Removal of dressings and packs

* Take final digital impressions for any activating orthodontic appliance, fixed, or removable prothesis

* Collect and record information pertaining to extraoral conditions

* Collect and record information pertaining to existing intraoral conditions

* Train or instruct patients in oral hygiene techniques, preventive procedures, dietary counseling for caries and plaque control, and provide pre- and post-operative instructions relative to specific office treatment

* Ensures the dental office has the inventory needed and communicates the needs to the designated supply purchaser