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| Dental Assistant - Ellsworth AFB(0909053) |
| | Designation: | Dental Assistant - Ellsworth AFB | | Location: | Ellsworth AFB | | Job Code: | 0909053 | | State/Province: | SD | | Salary: | Not specified | | Contact: | Heather White | | Date Posted: | |
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- SPECIFIC TASKS.
- Assists dental officer with patient treatment. Receives patient, examines dental record, and prepares patient for treatment. Adjusts dental chair, and selects and arranges instruments and medications. Takes and records blood pressure. Assists in managing emergency procedures. Retracts tissues and maintains clear operating field. Prepares syringe for injection of anesthetics. Prepares materials for making impressions and restoring defective teeth. Records entries in individual dental records indicating oral cavity condition and treatment accomplished.
- Performs dental health duties. Performs oral prophylaxis and scaling procedures using dental hand instruments and oral hygiene aids. Applies anticariogenic agents and materials. Polishes restorations and instructs patients in dental health maintenance. Assists in planning, developing, and conducting comprehensive dental health programs.
- Exposes and processes dental radiographs. Adjusts radiographic machine, places film in proper position, and exposes intraoral film. Places patient in proper position for extraoral radiograph and exposes film. Processes, labels, and mounts film. Duplicates dental radiographs. Practices and enforces accepted radiation safety standards.
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- Education. Completion of high school with courses in biology and chemistry is desirable. Completion of a dental assistant course is mandatory.
- Experience. The following experience is mandatory:
- Experience in functions such as taking dental radiographs, maintaining dental equipment, performing oral prophylaxis procedures, and assisting dental officer in patient treatment.
- Experience performing and supervising functions such as taking dental radiographs, maintaining dental equipment, performing oral prophylaxis procedures, and assisting dental officer in patient treatment.
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