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Baltimore Family Dental

Baltimore Family Dental is hiring: Dental Assistant in Cockeysville

Baltimore Family Dental, Cockeysville, MD, United States, 21030


Job Description

Job Description
  • assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
  • taking digital dental radiographs (x-rays)
  • asking about the patient's medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
  • helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
  • providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
  • teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health;
    (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)
  • taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
  • performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer
  • communicating with patients and suppliers (e.g., scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing and ordering supplies)
  • helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery