Dental Assistant I

• Company Overview Contentnea Health is a Community Health Center providing comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health services for members of our communities in Greene, Pitt and Pamlico counties in eastern North Carolina.
• Job Summary Assists dentists and maintains cleanliness of the operatories and equipment.
• Responsibilities and Duties Provides assistance in the delivery of dental treatment.
• Seats patients, obtains/records vital signs and charts medical/dental histories.
• Charts oral conditions as dictated by dental provider.
• Prepares dental instruments for procedure.
• Obtains dental radiographs as needed.
• Provides chair side assistance to dental provider during dental procedure.
• Provides inter-procedural support.
• Maintains dental handpieces.
• Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains dental operatories.
• Cleans, sanitizes, and sterilizes dental instruments.
• Maintains dental laboratory.
• Pours impressions and trims models.
• Processes lab cases.
• Assists practice manager as needed.
• Qualifications and Skills Possesses work-related skills at a higher level than completion of high school, including formal written and verbal communication skills, computational and computer skills, mathematical, technical or health care related knowledge frequently acquired through completion of a trade school, para-professional, or certificate type program.

Possesses specific knowledge and training in the practice of dental assisting typically acquired through completion of a dental assisting program.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.