Dental Assistant - Oral Health Clinic
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Summary
The Dental Assistant will support dentists during procedures, prepare treatment rooms, sterilize instruments, and provide excellent patient care. The ideal candidate should be organized, have strong communication skills, and be committed to ensuring every patient has a comfortable, positive experience.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Organize and assist dental hygienists in the delivery of dental procedures in the Oral Health Clinic
- Guide patients through dental processes before treatment
- Educate patients in oral hygiene instruction and provide postoperative instructions
- Perform assessments that include obtaining and reviewing patient health histories
- Taking/recording blood pressure and other vital signs
- Perform appropriate dental charting and treatment documentation in the electronic record
- Expose and process dental radiographs of diagnostic quality
- Administer nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia and monitor sedation cases
- Perform coronal polishing
- Perform in-office whitening
- Perform daily and routine maintenance of dental hygiene equipment as assigned
- Clean and sterilize dental instruments, supplies, and dental assist units, and maintain organization and supply of the sterilization area
- Establish and maintain an organized, efficient, cost-effective inventory control system
- Continually monitoring supply levels and re-ordering by working with the assigned purchaser
- Maintain a stock of daily supplies in all hygiene clinic rooms
- Review daily schedules and resolve conflicts as necessary
- Perform a variety of clerical and administrative duties (answer telephones, make appointments, and other duties as assigned)
- Assist with front desk/business administration duties as assigned
- Perform duties as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED
- Completion of a dental assisting training program
- Minimum of 1 year of experience as a dental assistant
- Currently licensed/certified in the State of Arkansas as a registered dental assistant
- Trained in four-handed dentistry
- Thorough working knowledge of Current Dental Terminology (CDT) codes
- Thorough working knowledge of OSHA regulations
- Thorough working knowledge of the Arkansas Dental Practice Act
- Permit for radiography
- Permit for coronal polishing
- Permit for nitrous oxide administration
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Holiday, Vacation & Sick Leave
- Education discount
- Retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Career training
- Merchant discounts
- Concierge prescription delivery
Company overview
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is Arkansas' only comprehensive academic health sciences university and the state's largest public employer. Founded in 1879 by eight physicians, UAMS has evolved into a statewide health system encompassing six colleges: Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health, and Graduate School. As a premier academic medical center, UAMS combines education, research, and clinical care through its UAMS Medical Center, which serves as Arkansas' only adult Level 1 trauma center and the state's sole provider of adult kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants. The institution operates with a $1.3 billion budget and generates over $100 million in annual research funding, maintaining internationally recognized programs in multiple myeloma, aging, and other specialized areas. UAMS supports over 3,000 students, 900 medical residents and fellows, and maintains affiliations with Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. With eight regional campuses across Arkansas, UAMS provides extensive community outreach and telehealth services, ensuring healthcare access throughout the state while contributing approximately $3.92 billion annually to Arkansas' economy.