Dental Assistant Trainee- Per Diem

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) provides patient centered, team-based primary care to residents of Western North Carolina. We are committed to caring for our patients with purpose and integrity and providing out team members with the support they need. We are looking for a full-time Dental Assistant Trainee- Per Diem to join our growing team.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a dental or medical setting with patients. The selected candidate would require six months on-the-job-training. After completion of six months at WNCCHS, the candidate will be scheduled to take the X-ray course online and exam in-person. The course and exam costs are covered by WNCCHS.
The dental clinic hours are Monday – Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. However, this clinical position requires a work schedule of nine or ten hours per day, four days per week. The candidate will fill in on an as needed basis for other staff ranging from 10 to 30 hours per week.
RESPONSIBILITIES- Includes but not limited to the following:
1. Prepare the operatories for delivery of dental treatment.
2. Assist the dentist with all dental procedures (this includes but is not limited to taking alginate impressions, suctioning patient during procedures, handing instruments and supplies to the dentist, constructing, and cementing temporary crowns, packing gingival retraction cord, etc.).
3. Take dental and medical history and perform accurate dental charting.
4. Take and develop dental radiographs of diagnostic quality.
5. Pour and trim clinically acceptable models.
6. Disinfect and sterilize all instruments, equipment, and surfaces between patients.
7. Open and maintain patient files in good order.
8. Take and triage patient telephone calls.
9. Perform preventive maintenance procedures on equipment and instrumentation.
10. Maintain the dental supplies inventory.
11. Maintain a clean, orderly, and aseptic clinical environment.
12. Maintain log of ordered dental prosthetics.
13. Participate in quality management activities.
14. Occasionally, other appropriate duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor.

15. Provide patients with instruction for oral care following dental treatments.
QUALIFICATIONS

Supportive of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Western North Carolina Community Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, services, programs or activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.