Registered Dental Assistant

Position Information

Job Title:

Registered Dental Assistant

Union Level / Department:
Department of Clinic Administration

Campus:
Sacramento

Posting Number: P

Work Status:
Full Time

Work Schedule:

Work performed during standard business hours; overtime may be necessary based on business needs.

Position End Date:
Open Date 02/02/2026;
Close Date:
Open Until Filled:
Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:
For Applicants Seeking Job Opportunities within the University

Internal:
Internal applicants will be considered within the first five (5) business days of the posting period.

External:
External applicants will be considered on the sixth (6) business day of the posting period.

Sponsorship:
This position is not eligible for a visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director, Director of the PHCC, this position provides chairside assistance, clinical instruction in four-handed dentistry, sterilization and infection control, radiographic procedures, patient care support, outreach coordination, and administrative functions within the pediatric dental clinic.

Clinical Instruction & Student Training

• Demonstrate and instruct concepts of four-handed dentistry in all clinical settings.
• Teach and reinforce principles related to ergonomics, injury prevention, instrument transfer, dental team positioning, infection control, and communication.
• Train students in electronic health record use, treatment plans, and preventive instruction.
• Evaluate and grade student preparedness and proficiency with patients.
• Conduct clinic orientations.
• Assist in staff training.

Clinical & Chairside Support

• Perform four-handed chairside assisting for all dental procedures.
• Clean, sanitize, and maintain operatories.
• Take radiographs.
• Provide post-treatment instructions and escort patients.
• Monitor infection control compliance.
• Assist with special needs and medically compromised patients.
• Support patient restraint.

Other Duties

• Assist with organization of mobile dental clinic, and be willing to share duties with the mobile dental clinic and PHCC.
• Apply sound judgment in a fast-paced clinical environment.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Assistant Professor/Assistant Director, PHCC.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three (3) years chairside dental assisting.
• Current RDA license.
• Current California X-ray license.
• Current CPR certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge Of scheduling and care coordination in an inter-disciplinary environment; dental terminology and treatments; chairside dental assisting; sterilization and infection control procedures; medical emergency procedures, including CPR; general office administration methods.
• Experience in pediatric chairside dental assisting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and patients, including children and families; teaching experience preferred; bilingual abilities (Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin).

• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Position requires standing during the majority of working hours; occasional reaching and bending.
• Frequent handling of instruments requires sufficient motor function to execute movements essential to providing oral health care to patients.
• Occasional computer and telephone use.
• Requires extended periods of sitting and repetitive hand/wrist motion while using a computer keyboard and phone; occasional standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, and reaching; occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.

Work performed during standard business hours; overtime may be necessary based on business needs.

Hiring Range
: $34.25 per hour. We consider factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, internal equity, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening.

AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement:
University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven years.

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