Part-Time Dental Assistant
Core
Chairside dental assistant delivering preventive, restorative, and oral health education services to youth ages 12-24 in a correctional facility clinic.
Role type
Part-time clinical dental assistant
Builds
Preventive and restorative dental care services for incarcerated youth
Domain
Healthcare + Juvenile Justice
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Chairside dental assisting, digital radiography, expanded functions (coronal polishing, temporary crowns, matrix bands), infection control/sterilization, oral hygiene instruction
Preferred skills
Electronic dental records, practice management software, experience in correctional or safety-net settings, trauma-informed communication
Technologies
Digital radiography systems, electronic dental records, practice management software
Responsibilities
Assist dentist with examinations and procedures, expose digital radiographs, perform expanded functions, provide oral hygiene instruction, prepare and sterilize instruments
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC