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DENTAL ASSISTANT, School of Dental Medicine, Dental Health Center
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Position Number: 5657464
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Medicine - Dentistry

DENTAL ASSISTANT, School of Dental Medicine, Dental Health Center

Tracking Code: 24500077800726

Job Description
DENTAL ASSISTANT, School of Dental Medicine, Dental Health Center

Category
Boston University Medical Campus --> Clinical Services
Job Location
BOSTON, MA, United States
Tracking Code
24500077800726
Salary Grade
Grade 45
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

Dental assistant provides support by assisting the dentist in various dental procedures, exposing radiographs, taking impressions, fabrication and cementing temporary crowns, ensuring optimal patient comfort, sterilizing instruments, practicing infection control and OSHA standards in the operatory prior, during and after procedures. Ensures assigned operatories are cleaned and disinfected. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to: - collect patients data by reviewing medical history, taking blood pressure and charting clinical findings as directed by dentist. - contact patients as needed and reviews schedules for optimal utilization - reviews and enters treatment plans - organizes lab by monitoring completion dates - ensures each assigned operatory is set-up and ready prior seeing each patient - provides patient education by giving pre and post-operative instructions including oral hygiene instructions - may be responsible for ordering supplies if needed

Required Skills

Dental Assistant, digital radiography, electronic charting and records, use of digital technology preferred.
Vocational Training required and 1-3 years of experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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Required Skills

Job Location: BOSTON, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: Grade 45

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