Dental Assistant
Mosaic Community Health
Summary
As a Dental Assistant, you're an essential part of our dental team. Your role involves supporting dental care by prepping rooms, patients, and instruments. Direct patient care and assisting Dentists are core responsibilities. Collaboration and effective teamwork are key in our environment.
Job description
Responsibilities
Patient Care
- Performs all dental assistant procedures allowable under Oregon State Law.
- Prepares patient, sterilizes and disinfects instruments, sets up instrument trays, prepares materials, and assists Dentist during dental procedure.
- Assists Dentist with charting and notes in the EMR during patient care.
- Takes dental x-rays as prescribed by Dentist.
- During procedures, passes instruments to Dentists and assists with keeping patients comfortable.
- Builds relationships with patients.
- Assists patient with signing consent and reviewing post-operative instructions.
- Answers patient questions before and after appointments.
- Instructs and educates patients on dental hygiene and proper care of dental restorations.
Clinic Operations
- Maintains a clean, organized, and professional work environment.
- Maintains the standard use of materials whenever possible at all clinic sites.
- Assists in inventory, storage and ordering supplies. This includes checking for outdated and expired inventory.
- Maintains all hand-pieces and dental equipment on repair or requested services, as needed.
- Responsible for opening and closing the operatory each working day.
Skills & Knowledge
Your ability to connect with patients from diverse backgrounds is crucial. Strong interpersonal and communications skills are a must. Bonus points for Spanish-speaking abilities!
Experience, Education, Licenses & Certifications
- High School education or better
- Preferred but not required: CPR certification, OR Radiology License
Requirements
- High School education or better
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills
- Ability to connect with patients from diverse backgrounds
- Preferred but not required: CPR certification
- Preferred but not required: OR Radiology License
- Spanish-speaking abilities a plus
Company overview
Mosaic Community Health is a healthcare provider organization dedicated to delivering comprehensive medical services to communities in need. As a community health center, it focuses on providing accessible, affordable, and high-quality healthcare services to diverse populations, including underserved and vulnerable communities. The organization likely offers a range of primary care services, preventive medicine, chronic disease management, and potentially behavioral health services. Community health centers like Mosaic typically operate with a mission to reduce healthcare disparities and improve health outcomes through patient-centered care models. They often serve as critical safety-net providers, offering sliding-scale fees and accepting various insurance plans to ensure healthcare accessibility. These organizations play a vital role in the healthcare ecosystem by addressing social determinants of health and providing integrated care that considers both medical and social needs of patients.