ID: 554788
Dental Assistant Job Posting
Gateway Family Dentistry/Gateway Family Dentistry

Description

EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASSISTANT: Our established private practice is growing and looking for an experienced EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASSISTANT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS AN EFDA. An Expanded Registered Dental Assistant (EFDA) performs all standard dental assistant duties, but with additional responsibilities like taking impressions, applying sealants, performing coronal polishing, taking x-rays, placing fillings, and administering topical fluoride, all under the supervision of a dentist, with the specific expanded functions depending on state regulations and their additional training and certification. Key responsibilities of an EFDA may include: Patient care: Preparing patients for procedures, ensuring comfort, reviewing medical history, and providing post-treatment instructions. Chairside assistance: Setting up and breaking down operatories, passing instruments, suctioning, and maintaining a sterile field during dental procedures. Restorative procedures: Placing temporary fillings, applying matrix bands, cleaning debris from cavities, placing composites, and assisting with final adjustments to fillings. Preventive care: Applying topical fluoride, placing sealants, and performing coronal polishing. Radiography: Taking dental X-rays Impression taking: Taking alginate impressions for casts and models Infection control: Maintaining sterilization protocols and following safety guidelines Maintaining equipment Our hours are Monday- Thursday, 7:00 am-3:30 PM.