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Salary begins at $20.05+ per hour depending on experience.
Position Overview
The Dental Assistant's main purpose is to provide appropriate patient care while working hand in hand with the Dentist. The Dental Assistant will do this by helping to address the needs of the patient in order to be successful with overall health and wellness.
Responsibilities
1. Receive and prepare patient for treatment.
2. Take digital dental x-rays to help aid the dentist in proper diagnosis of oral health condition.
3. Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
4. Place fluoride varnish to help in the prevention of oral health disease.
5. Sterilizes and disinfects instruments, sets up instrument trays, prepares materials, and assists dentist during dental procedures.
6. Makes preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
7. Pours, trims, and polishes models, fabricates custom impression trays from preliminary impressions, cleans and polishes removable appliances, and fabricates temporary crowns.
8. Knowledge of Scope of Practice per Wisconsin Dental Assistant statutes.
9. Demonstrate knowledge of ethics, jurisprudence, and patient confidentiality.
10. Demonstrate understanding of the OSHA Hazard Communication standard.
11. Demonstrate understanding of the OSHA Blood borne Pathogens standard.
12. Demonstrate understanding of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
13. Perform sterilization and disinfection procedures in compliance with policy and procedures.
14. Understand insurance guidelines for allowable services and treatment frequency.
15. Apply effective communication techniques with a variety of patients.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
One year certificate from college or technical school; or three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Non-Certified Role: Three or more months related experience and/or clinical training preferred.
Certified Role: Current dental assisting certification with DANB required; three or more months related experience or training preferred.
Credentials, Certification, Licensure: Current CPR certification required for all roles. Certification from an accredited agency within 12 months of hire is strongly preferred. OR Dental Assistant candidates must be eligible for full credentialing with partnering hospital system.
Preferred Skills
Strong communication skills, organizational skills, and time management skills.
Benefits
For full-time and part-time employees who work 24 or more hours per week, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:
* Medical and dental insurance
* Employer paid group term life and disability
* Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
* Flexible Spending Accounts
* Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Leave Bank
* 403(b) with a 4% employer match
Various voluntary benefits:
* Vision Insurance
* Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
* Tuition reimbursement
* Health and Wellness reimbursement program
* Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
* Partner of HRSA/NHSC loan repayment program
Our Mission is to respond to the healthcare needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove barriers to wellness.
NorthLakes Community Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.
About Us
NorthLakes Community Clinic is a Federally Qualified Community Health Center that operates 19 clinics in 19 communities throughout 13 counties in Wisconsin.
We provide a variety of services based on the needs of the communities that we serve, including primary Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health. All people are welcome to receive care regardless of their insurance status and ability to pay. For those that qualify, we have a Sliding Fee Scale that is based on income.
We are deeply involved in our communities providing Dental and Behavioral Health in schools, taking dental care to nursing homes, and working with WIC – Women, Infants, and Children. Since our opening in 2008, we aim to fill the gaps in healthcare and fulfill our vision of healthy, prosperous, engaged communities where everyone thrives.
As a Community Health Center and National Health Service Corporation, we promise to:
* Serve all patients.
* Offer discounted fees for patients who qualify.
* Not deny services based on a person’s Race, Color, Sex, National Origin, Disability, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or inability to Pay.
* Accept insurance including Medicaid, Medicare, and Children’s Health Insurance Program.
* We are governed by a patient-majority board that meets monthly.
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