| Job Summary: Assists in providing dental services including: preparing patients for exam/treatment; sterilizing instruments, maintaining equipment, mixing amalgams, cements, composites, taking dental x-rays, maintaining records, performing assigned lab procedures. | |||
| Skills: | Required Skills & Experience: -See education Section for Required Experience. Preferred Skills & Experience: -N/A | ||
| Education: | Required Education: -A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by a course of study consisting of at least 600 instructional hours at an approved school for Dental Assistants. OR -A four year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by a course of study consisting of at least 300 instructional hours at an approved school for Dental Assistants plus six (6) months full-time satisfactory experience as a Dental Assistant performing all of the following duties: taking, developing, and mounting dental radiographs, assisting dentist at chairside, sterilizing dental instrument using autoclave. OR -A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent plus one (1) year of full-time satisfactory experience as a Dental Assistant performing the duties described in the second requirement mentioned above. OR -A satisfactory combination of education and experience which is equivalent to above mentioned requirements. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year High School diploma or GED. -Experience as a receptionist or clerk in a dentist's office is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements. Preferred Education: -N/A Required Certifications & Licensure: -N/A Preferred Certifications & Licensure: -N/A | ||