Dental Assistant - IL

Rate: DOE

Location:

Bloomington, IL 61704

East Peoria, IL 61611

Required Education:

-Completion of an accredited Dental Assistant program.

OR

-One year of hands-on experience as a Dental Assistant.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

-CPR card.

-X-ray training or certification.

Responsibilities:

-Ensures a welcoming and well-prepared treatment room for patients by meticulously following prescribed procedures and protocols.

-Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.

-Serves as a key communicator within the practice, providing valuable information and support to both patients and colleagues through responsive interactions.

-Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for the dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.

-Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.

-Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.

-Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning and polishing removable appliances.

-Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.

-Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.