Dental Assistant

Overview

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

About This Role

The Dental Assistant is responsible for providing documentation of dental services to the dentist or their designee. This involves maintaining dental charts, keeping records of dental findings, and scheduling patients for dental appointments. By ensuring the accurate documentation of dental services, dental assistants enable dentists to monitor the provision of dental services and provide the best possible care to their patients.

Education

• Requires an Associate’s Degree or Certification in Dental Technology from an accredited school.

Experience

• Must have experience within either a private or public dental practice as a Dental Technician or Registered Dental Assistant.
• Must demonstrate consistent sound judgment with dental decisions within the correctional healthcare environment.

Licenses/Certifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

• Provides chair-side assistance during dental procedures, sterilizes instruments, and mixes restorative materials as needed
• Performs intra-oral and extra-oral x-rays, develops and mounts x-ray films
• Maintains x-ray, processor, autoclave, and dental unit(s) according to specifications
• Manages inventory of supplies and equipment, orders supplies and ensures set up of trays for patients
• Completes daily instrument count sheet, performs dental screenings, and maintains cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic through careful practices.

Education

• Requires an Associate’s Degree or Certification in Dental Technology from an accredited school.

Experience

• Must have experience within either a private or public dental practice as a Dental Technician or Registered Dental Assistant.
• Must demonstrate consistent sound judgment with dental decisions within the correctional healthcare environment.

Licenses/Certifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness. We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply.

You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Final date to receive applications to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.