Dental Assistant

Title: Dental Assistant

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Fairfax County - 059

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: $25/hr

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

General Description: The Dental Assistant will provide principles of four-handed dentistry, coordination for the operations of front desk activities, management of inventory control of patient records to ensure compliance with prescribed program quality assurance/risk management procedures, as well as knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA regulations.

• Provides principles of four-handed dentistry for the delivery of services during dental procedures coordinates the activities of the front desk
• Making and receiving telephone calls concerning dental services
• Scheduling appointments
• Maintaining inventory and supplies, and recall systems
• Preparing instruments for treatment
• Maintaining treatment areas according to infection and biohazardous control protocols, as well as exposing diagnostic x-rays
• Perform expanded duties as delegated by the Commonwealth of Virginia to dental assistants. Utilize electronic dental office software to maintain patient records.
• Practice infection control practices for the preparation of the dental operatory, as well as the cleaning and sterilization of instruments.
• Maintain records of dental laboratory cases.
• Maintain records of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
• Knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA protocols as it applies to the delivery of dental treatment.
• Manages patient re-care and appointment databases utilizing dental software programs.

• Knowledge and skills of the principles of four-handed dentistry.
• Knowledge and skills of dental office practice management procedures.
• Knowledge and skills to utilize basic computer software programs such as Microsoft Office and dental office electronic software.
• Knowledge and skills to expose diagnostic x-rays.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical aspects for clinical practice.
• Knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience training in dental assisting
• Certification in x-rays
• Current CPR Certification by the American Heart Association.
• Current immunization record such as tetanus, HEP-B vaccination series and/or documented immunity.
• Current TB testing or chest x-ray.

• Certified Dental Assisting credential from the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.
• Graduate from an accredited dental assisting program by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.
• Experience in dental assisting and/or dental office management as it pertains to quality assurance, inventory control of patient records, and recare systems
• Experience in dental health care management in an educational setting.