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Dental Assistant
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
About the Position: This position is a Dental Assistant position located at Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, New York. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
What You'll Do
- →Assist the dentist with complex and routine dental and surgical procedures using four handed or stand up dentistry techniques.
- →Prepare patients for treatment, including seating, screening, draping, obtaining vital signs, and recording medical history.
- →Set up, maintain, and sterilize dental instruments, materials, equipment, and surgical trays.
- →Maintain aseptic conditions and keep the operative field clear using suction, irrigation, and evacuation tools.
- →Take preliminary impressions, pour/trim dental models, and construct base plates and bite rims.
- →Monitor patients during treatment for signs of adverse reactions and relay post treatment instruction.
- →Perform dental radiographic work, including positioning patients, taking intraoral/extraoral films, developing films, and maintaining radiographic equipment.
- →Maintain dental treatment rooms, equipment, supplies, and ensure compliance with infection control and safety standards.
- →Prepare and manage patient records, consent forms, prescriptions, and documentation for dental procedures.
- →Train or instruct lower graded dental assistants as needed.
Requirements
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3c09c334-d725-49bf-945c-fc8ec9e54eec
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