Dental Assistant Job at Park West Health System, Inc, Baltimore, MD

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  • Park West Health System, Inc
  • Baltimore, MD

Job Description

Job Location: Baltimore, MD.

Position Type: Full Time.

Education Level: High School Diploma.

Salary Range: $22.00 - $24.00 hourly.

Job Category: Regular.


Description:

Position Summary:
We Are Hiring a Dental Assistant for Our Busy Dental Practice. You Will Help with Preparing Patients, Sterilizing Instruments, Setting up Rooms, and Performing Some Dental Hygiene Tasks. to Do Well in This Role, You Should Have a Dental X-Ray Certification and Provide a Great Level of Patient Care.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Preparing patients for dental work.
  • Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
  • Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
  • Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.
  • Providing great patient care.
  • Recording treatment information in patient records.
  • Exposing dental X-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental X-ray equipment.
  • Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
  • Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
  • Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
  • Caring for dental equipment.
  • Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
  • Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
  • Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.


Other Responsibilities:  Perform other work-related duties as assigned.


Qualifications:

Dental Assistant Requirements:

  • Certification or an associate degree in an accredited dental assisting program.
  • Dental X-ray certification.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Completion of the Dental Assisting Program.
  • Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
  • Able to provide great patient care.


Park West Health System is an equal opportunity employer. 
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About Park West Health System, Inc:

Federally-qualified, community-based health centers (FQHC) serve at the core of the nation’s health care system, providing health care services and delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and accessible primary and preventative care to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay. A proven and effective model, Park West Health System has been providing holistic healthcare and dental services for more than 45 years through its physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, care coordinators, and certified nurse midwives. Park West, a not-for-profit FTCA-deemed health center, also provides treatment to the whole patient, organizing care and managing chronic diseases through its network of social workers and community health providers.

Job Tags

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