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Essential Functions:
- Perform all of the duties permitted a dental assistant consistent w/ the individual's training & in the presence of or under the observation of a licensed provider as referenced in State Dental Practice Act & the related Administrative Rules.These duties to include
- Apply topical anesthetic & desensitizing agents, as directed by the provider
- Removal of sutures & post-extraction & periodontal dressings
- Retract a patient's cheek, tongue, or other tissue during an operation
- Assist in the placement or removal of a rubber dam
- Remove debris created during operative procedures w/ a vacuum device, compressed air, mouth washes, or water
- Extra-oral procedures which are not hazardous
- Inspect the oral cavity using a mirror
- Dry root canals w/ paper points
- Place temporary filling material into the endodontic access
- Take impressions for periodontal night guard
- Polish the coronal surfaces of teeth when a dentist or hygienist has determined teeth are free of calculus
- Train persons (patients) in techniques of oral hygiene & prevention of oral disease
- Place films (dental radiographs), adjust equipment preparatory to exposing films, & expose films
- In support of the practice of a dentist provider who is not an orthodontist
- Preliminary select & size bands
- Remove fixed orthodontic appliances
- Check for loose bands & brackets
- Remove ligature ties & head appliances
- Place & remove arch wires, elastics & orthodontic separators
- Take intra-oral measurements for orthodontic procedures
- Remove supra-gingival orthodontic bracket bonding material w/ a hand piece that does not exceed 25,000 revolutions per minute
- Place ligature ties & head appliances
- Train persons (patients) in techniques of oral hygiene & prevention of oral disease
- Place films (dental radiographs), adjust equipment preparatory to exposing films, & expose films
- Organize patient's dental record consistent w/ established guidelines, confirm its availability & assure that it is in order & ready for provider's use at the time care & service is to be provided
- Greet, introduce self to, & inform patient of general treatment to be provided & provider to be seen consistent w/ established Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Guidelines
- Review health questionnaire w/ patient & notify provider of reported conditions that could effect treatment
- Promote patient's emotional comfort by gaining rapport, instilling confidence & promoting tranquility
- Inform & answer patient's &/or parent's questions regarding care & service provided as directed by provider
- Anticipates needs of provider in the delivery of patient care & service
- Communicate information important to maintaining the proper scheduling & flow of patients consistent w/ information recorded in the patient's dental record
- Prepare, organize, arrange & pass dental instruments, supplies & materials as requested by the provider & required by established guidelines
- Establish & maintain a clear & clean operating field
- Record &/or verify information in the patient's dental record according to established procedures
- Other duties appropriate for EFDA DA II as authorized by Board of Dentistry rules & regulations

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- One (1) year as a dental assistant or graduation from an ADA accredited dental assisting program
- Certificate in Dental Radiological Proficiency
- EFDA Certification w/in 90 days
- CPR Certified w/in 90 days of hire date
- Pit & Fissure Sealant Certification w/in 120 days of hire date
- Candidate is required to pass a pre-employment dental assistant skills test
- Basic knowledge of sterilization & infection control equipment preferred
- Demonstrated competence in four-handed dentistry technique
- Satisfactory level of knowledge & proficiency in use of current dental materials, instruments & equipment
- Demonstrated ability to follow instructions & work effectively under both direct & indirect supervision
- Well organized in use of time & effort
- Demonstrated capacity to act in a professionally courteous manner when interacting w/ patients, providers & other employees - good interpersonal skills
- Excellent attendance record

Salary Range:
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Essential Functions:
- Instruct the patient in proper technique of orthodontic oral hygiene, e.g. the use of elastics, separators, face bow and removable appliances and proper tooth brushing technique.
- Perform the following functions provided the dentist is on the premises and checks the patient before and after the functions are performed.
- Remove cement from bands using an ultrasonic or hand scaler.
- Recement loose orthodontic bands.
- Take impressions for the following purposes: diagnostic models, counter and opposing models, fabrication of temporary removable orthodontic appliances ntraoral bite registration for study model articulation.
- Remove any portion of an orthodontic appliance causing a patient discomfort and replace isomeric ligatures in an emergency when the dentist is not on the premises.
- Evaluate each returning patient for loose or broken bands and/or unbonded brackets.
- Place and remove ligature ties for adjustment of arch wires and/or bands.
- Place and remove arch wires.
- Preliminarily select and size bands.
- Place and remove interarch elastics and/or spring orthodontic separators.
- Place bracket on study model and fabricate tray for indirect bonding procedures.
- Photograph patient for intraoral and extraoral diagnosis utilizing appropriate retraction technique and equipment.
- Label and record all models, photographs and x-rays for presentation of case and later retention.
- Properly finish study models consistent with the criteria established by the orthodontist.
- As instructed, trace cephalometric x-rays for diagnostic purposes consistent with criteria established by the orthodontist.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Prefer no less than one (1) year of experience as a dental assistant preferred.
- Prefer experience as an orthodontic assistant but willing to train preferred.
- The individual must: Complete a dental assisting program (Accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association) or Complete a course of instruction in Orthodontic assisting (Approved by the Board) and pass the Basic and Expanded Function Orthodontic Examination (Administered by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. DANB).
- EFODA - Expanded Function Orthodontic Dental Assistant Certification, Oregon.
- Oregon Certificate in Dental Radiological Proficiency.
- CPR Certified or certified within 90 days of hire date.
- EFODA (Expanded Function Orthodontic Dental Assistant) certification required within six (6) months of hire for those individuals working in the State of Oregon. Individuals working in the State of Washington must agree to successfully complete an equivalent Kaiser Permanente developed examination and certification process.
- Those individuals working in the State of Oregon must possess a current Certificate of Dental Radiological Proficiency. Individuals working in the State of Washington must agree to successfully complete a Kaiser Permanente developed course in radiological proficiency.
- Candidate is required to pass an EFODA pre-employment dental assistant skills test.
- Demonstrated competence in four-handed dentistry technique.
- Satisfactory level of knowledge and proficiency in the use of current dental materials, instruments and equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to follow instructions and work effectively under both direct and indirect supervision.
- Well organized and manages time well.
- Demonstrated capacity to work in a fast paced, high performance environment.
- Excellent attendance record.
- Basic knowledge of sterilization and infection control equipment preferred.
Salary Range:
$17.39 - $21.72]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT 2439679-Salem-Dental Essential Functions:
- PERFORM ALL OF DUTIES permitted as a dental assistant consistent W/ individual's
training & in presence of or under the observation of licensed provider as referenced in State Dental Practice Act & related Administrative Rules. These duties to include but not limited to:
-Apply topical anesthetic & desensitizing agents, as directed by provider
-Removal of sutures & post-extraction & periodontal dressings
-Retract patient's cheek, tongue, or other tissue during operation
-Assist in placement or removal of a rubber dam
-Remove debris created during operative procedures W/ vacuum device, compressed air, mouth washes, or water
-Dry root canals W/ paper points
-Place temporary filling material into endodontic access
-Take impressions for periodontal night guard
-Polish coronal surfaces of teeth W/ a brush or rubber cup after a dentist has determined teeth are calculus free
-Train persons (patients) in techniques of oral hygiene & prevention of oral disease
Place films (dental radiographs), adjust equipment preparatory to exposing films, & expose films
- IN SUPPORT of the practice of dentist provider who is not an orthodontist;
- Preliminary select & size bands
- Remove fixed orthodontic appliances
- Check for loose bands & brackets
- Remove ligature ties & head appliances
- Place & remove arch wires, elastics & orthodontic separators
- Take intra-oral measurements for orthodontic procedures
- Remove supra-gingival orthodontic bracket bonding material W/ a hand piece that does not exceed 25,000 revolutions per minute
- Place ligature ties & head appliances
- ORGANIZE patient's dental record consistent W/ established guidelines, confirm its availability & assure that it is in order & ready for provider's use at time care & service is to be provided.
- GREET, INTRODUCE SELF TO, & INFORM PATIENT of general treatment to be provided & provider to be seen consistent W/ established Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Guidelines
- REVIEW HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE W/ patient & notify provider of reported conditions that could effect treatment
- PROMOTE patient's emotional comfort by gaining rapport, instilling confidence & promoting tranquility
- COMMUNICATE INFORMATION important to maintaining the proper scheduling & flow of patients consistent W/ information recorded in the patient's dental record
- PREPARE, ORGANIZE, ARRANGE & PASS DENTAL INSTRUMENTS
SUPPLIES & MATERIALS as requested by provider & required by established guidelines
- ESTABLISH & MAINTAIN a CLEAR & CLEAN OPERATING FIELD
- RECORD &/or VERIFY ALL PATIENT CARE & SERVICE RELATED INFORMATION on all necessary forms & documents
- EXPOSE & PROCESS DENTAL RADIOGRAPHS as required consistent W/ established guidelines & radiology equipment use specifications
- TAKE PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE & ACCURATELY RECORD in patient's dental record
- Place matrix retainers for alloy & composite restorations
- Polish amalgam restorations
- Remove supra-gingival excess cement
- ASSIST IN MONITORING PATIENTS that are being administered nitrous oxide consistent W/ established guidelines.
- Other duties appropriate for EFDA DA II as authorized by Board of Dentistry rules & regulations


Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- 1 year as a Dental Assistant
- High school diploma or GED.
- Washington RDA license
- Certificate in Dental Radiological Proficiency or KP equivalent
- EFDA or KP Skill Equivalent
- Pit & Fissure Sealant Certification or the ability to obtain certification within 120 days of hire date
- CPR Certified or ability to become certified within 90 days of hire date
- The individual applicant for this position must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the individual performing the selection interview, the following qualifications if he or she is to be selected. Furthermore, consistent with the fact that these qualifications are required for selection, they then must be satisfactorily maintained by the individual as a condition of continued employment.
- Demonstrated competence in four-handed dentistry technique.
- Satisfactory level of knowledge & proficiency in use of current dental materials, instruments & equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to follow instructions & work effectively under both direct & indirect supervision.
- Well organized in use of time & effort.
- Demonstrated capacity to act in a professionally courteous manner when interacting with patients, providers & other employees - good interpersonal skills.
- Excellent attendance record.
- Candidate is required to pass a pre-employment dental assistant skills test.

Salary Range:
$19.61 - $23.69
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