(Archived) Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

Location: Dyess AFB, TX

Work Schedule: The duty section will determine the specific hours for performance, which can range between 0700-1700 from Monday through Friday, but not to exceed 40 hours per week.

Excellent Pay, Vested Vacation and Great Benefits!!

10 Paid Federal Holidays

Aaron Agena

Healthcare Recruiter

Kako'o Services, LLC

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree:
• Education: Successful completion of a military Red Cross dental assistant program or a military dental technician or dental assistant school or dental assistant program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA). All training must have included a course in radiation physics; radiation biology; radiation health, safety, and protection; X-ray films and radiographic film quality; radiographic techniques; darkroom and processing techniques; film mounting; and, digital radiographic processing techniques.
• Certification: Certified in radiography as required by 42 CFR Part 75.
• Experience: Six months of experience as a Dental Assistant after graduation.

Core Duties:

• Performs duties in providing assistance in one or more phases of complex/difficult restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic, or periodontal treatment. Receives and schedules patients for treatment.
• Obtains and records related medical history ofpatient. Charts examination and treatment information. Records information on prescriptions.
• Sterilizes instruments, materials, and equipment; prepares surgical trays. Maintains dental equipment in a clean and operative condition.
• Assists dentist atchair side. Performs intra-oral procedures as directed bydentist. Takes preliminary impressions for study models, removes sutures, places and removes rubber dams,perio-packs, matrix bands, and wedges.
• Relays dentist’s instructions topatientfor post-treatment care. Instructs patient in proper dental techniques, care of appliances, and causes of dental decay.
• Operates dental X-ray equipment to takeintraandextra oralradiographs. Maintains, cleans, and performs minor repairs on X-ray equipment and materials.
• Pours and trims models from impressions, and constructs custom impression trays. Maintains a variety of recurring reports related to dental activities.
• Maintains a variety of recurring reports related to dental activities.
• Take impressions and construct sports/safety mouth guards and soft night guards for vital bleaching.
• Polish restorations and apply pit and fissure sealants.
• Chair sidedental assisting when directed by the Officer-In-Charge of the dental clinic.

KAKO’O SERVICES LLC.

Kako’o Servicesis a premier provider of healthcare workers to various military treatment facilities across the United States. With a corporate office in Honolulu, Hawaii and recruiting office in San Antonio, Texas we specialize in providing skilled, trained and highly successful healthcare workers, including RNs,CRNAs, Physicians, LPN/LVN, Licensed Social Workers, and many more.

We have a strong focus on providing our government customer with quality and superior service.

Kako’o Services is an equal opportunity employer and Minorities, Females, Veterans, and Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. For further information, please click the link below to view the EEOIs TheLaw poster.

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Only qualified individuals who are being considered will be contacted for an interview