DENTAL ASSISTANT
Posted on: 7 Nov 2021
Warrenton, MO
Job Description
Compass Health Network is looking for a dental assistant to assist in providing vital dental services in our Warrenton clinic. The main purpose of the dental assistant is to perform duties that assist the dentist, hygienists and other assistants in the care and treatment of patients. This individual will support the dental team by preparing the treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials while performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act. The dental assistant also performs duties in the field of reception, chairside assisting, sterilization, inventory and records. This is a full-time, benefits eligible position. Hourly rate dependent upon education, experience, and registered expanded functions.
Other Responsibilities of the Dental Assistant:
Outreach
Educate/Promote oral health through presentations in local schools, civic organizations, community programs and various other entities
Promote and implement the Preventive Services Program (PSP) in local schools
Clinical
Review of health history
Dental charting
Take dental radiographs
Perform infection control and sterilization procedures
Educate patients about appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)
Counsel patients about nutrition and its impact on oral health
Assist dentist with the following aspects of dentistry: oral surgery, restorative, prosthodontics, endodontics, and preventive
Prepare treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols instructed by dentist
perform patient vitals
Professional communication amongst team, and patients
Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions
Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
Help patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
Job Requirements
EDUCATION
High School/GED required
WORK EXPERIENCE
• At least two (2) years dental assisting experience preferred
• Computer literate in electronic mail, word processing, and office management system software required
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
BLS certification or ability to obtain required
Compass Health Network
Clinton, MO
Compass Health Network is a nonprofit health care organization that provides a full continuum of behavioral health services and supports as well as primary and dental health services throughout Missouri. Our roots trace back to 1974 when we first began strategizing ways to increase access to behavioral health care in Missouri. Since then, two leaders in the mental health field in Missouri, Jerry Osborne, founder of Pathways Community Health, and Karl Wilson, founder of Crider Health Center, worked tirelessly to build a complete continuum of behavioral health, substance use disorder, primary care, and dental services for those most in need. As those organizations merged in 2014 to include Royal Oaks Hospital, a state-of-the-art inpatient behavioral health facility, today’s Compass Health Network is poised to help its customers achieve full, productive, healthy lives.
Compass Health Network takes a person-centered, integrated approach to caring for our customers. This health care model focuses on treating the whole person and is a collaboration of care involving the individual customer, personal providers and, when appropriate, family members. Our efficient, effective services are enhanced by data and technology to ensure customers receive evidence-based care delivered in the right way, at the right time, and in the right place.
Serving 43 counties in Missouri.
Through our network of more than 30 locations, Compass Health Network serves in excess of 180,000 people every year.
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IndustryNonProfit
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No. of Employees501 to 1000
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