Position Summary:

• Assists orthodontic faculty and students (postgraduate and predoctoral) as needed by seating patients, adjusting chairs, draping patients with protective covers and other related functions.
• Sets up and stocks units daily and as needed, throughout the day.
• Assists the department with the delivery of information to the patient, including but not limited to, patient treatment contracts.
• Provides instrumentation by preparing instruments for sterilization: deliver instruments to be sterilized, retrieve sterilized instruments, stock sterilized instruments, prepares instruments in treatment area and position instruments for provider's access (suctioning, passing instruments, etc.).
• Provides materials by selecting, mixing and placing materials on instruments as requested by providers.
• Exposes and develops radiographs. Prints/copies radiographs as requested by, faculty, students or management.
• Maintains dental supply inventory in the clinic area by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing requests by following departmental protocol.
• Participates with the conservation of dental resources, such as materials and supplies and report any out of the ordinary usage and/or requests.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited dental assisting program.
• Previous experience in a dental office.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Dental Instruments, Xray machine, Lab equipment, Intra-Oral digital scanner and all other dental clinic related equipment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This position requires the ability to lift 10 lbs., reach storage shelves and push soiled instrument cart.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: Dental clinic setting

Posting Number: 24ST1659

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