Dental Assistant- Hotc - Grand Rapids, United States - Cherry Street Services, Inc.

Description

Cherry Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a mission to improve the health and wellness of individuals by providing comprehensive primary and behavioral health care while encouraging access by those who are underserved.

Working in an integrated team model, the full-time Dental Assistant is responsible for performing in chair-side fourhanded dentistry of care/treatment of patients_


Welcome to Cherry Health - video about Cherry Health

Who we are:

Cherry Health, Michigan's largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), operates in six counties across the state, is based in Grand Rapids.

With a team of more than 800 health care professionals at 20 locations, Cherry Health focuses on removing barriers, expanding access, and delivering comprehensive quality health care services to underserved communities, regardless of an individual's insurance status or ability to pay.

We provide primary care, dental, vision, behavioral health, pharmacy services, substance abuse services, school based health centers and more.


Our Mission:

Cherry Health improves the health and wellness of individuals by providing comprehensive primary and behavioral health care while encouraging access by those who are underserved.

Our Vision:

Our community will be healthier because we will seek out and welcome those who need our services. All will be treated as family with integrated, coordinated care to improve health and personal well-being.


Requirements:

• GED or high school diploma, a valid license from the Michigan Board of Dentistry and yearly internal skills assessment required.
• One year dental chairside experience preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job listed above.
• Proof of radiology competency set by the state of Michigan preferred.
• Basic Life Support/CPR training according to requirements of license and/or certification.

Responsibilities:

• Escort patients, prepare them for treatment and provide assistance in the educational and preventive care of proper oral hygiene.
• Assist dentist in the performance of procedures by setting up trays disinfecting equipment, sterilizing instruments, equipment maintenance and maintaining a clean and efficient work area through practice of universal precautions.
• Maintain patient records and assist in recording patient information.
• Explain oral hygiene and postop instructions to patients/guardians.
• Perform dental radiographic procedures.
• Complete instrument transfers.
• Take alginate impressions, pour and trim models.
• Maintain Aseptic environment.
• Monitor supplies and order as needed
• Under the direction of the Dentist, may assist in dental procedures performed in a hospital operating room. Specific duties would be similar to those performed in the clinic setting. Hospital orientation is required prior to working in the hospital.
• Classify occlusion
• Inspect and chart of the oral cavity
• Remove excess cement from supragingival surfaces
• Polish teeth before a procedure that requires acid etching
• Replace existing temporary restorations, crowns, and bridges
• Cement and remove temporary crowns
• Remove sutures
• Place, condense, and carve amalgam restorations
• Place Class I bonded restorations, occlusal adjustment, finish, and polish with nontissue cutting rotary hand pieces
• Take final impressions for indirect restorations
• Assist and monitor of N2O (upon course completion)
• Perform pulp vitality testing
• Place and remove matrices and wedges, rubber dams, and norepinephrine retraction cord.
• Take impressions for mouth guards and bite splints.
• Dry endodontic canals with absorbent points
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

Cherry Health has excellent benefit offerings, check out a sample of the benefits available to our team members below

• 3 Medical Insurance Plan options for you and your family
• Dental and Vision Insurance Plans with providers across the State of Michigan
• Generous Paid Time Off benefit that includes 7 paid full day holidays (Including Black Friday) and 2 half day paid holidays
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with generous employer match fully vested from day MET and MESP 529 Savings Plans
• Pet Insurance
• Vendor discounts and much more

Deadline:


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