Job Information
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Dental Assistant in
Baraga, Michigan
- Act as clinical chairside dental
- Preparing and maintaining dental instruments, supplies
- Collecting and recording patient health
- Patient management during dental exam
- Instrument care
- Dental procedure isolation
- Preparation of dental materials...cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials
- Dental
- Prevention and management of dental medical
- Inventory control
- Expose and save on computer digital x-rays.
- Ability to work effectively with others for timely job
- Use, care for and properly store dental instruments equipment and
- Must clean, maintain, and sterilize dental equipment (daily and monthly schedule).
- Use aseptic techniques to insure prevention of cross-contamination.
- Perform various lab procedures for denture production,
- Pouring impressions to make stone and plaster
- Model
- Fabricating mouth guards, temporary crowns, custom impression
- Fabricating orthodontic retainers and other dental equipment
- Perform autoclave quality
- Order and stock inventory
- Reviews all patient charts prior
- Reviews patient health history prior to providing any dental care
- Observes, evaluates and applies knowledge of Dental skills
- Works cooperatively with the dental team
- Accurately records all procedures and pertinent information in patients charts
- Provides individualized care to each patient
- Participates in office meetings
- Performs within limits of preparation and experience.
- Provides dental care within the guidelines of the established Indian Health Services and Tribal practices.
- All other duties as requested by supervior.
