Registered Dental Assistant (Cantonese/Mandarin/Vietnamese)

Essential Job Functions

• Setting up
• Helping patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment
• Asking about or verifying, when necessary, a patient’s medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
• Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)
• Chairside assisting
• Providing patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures
• Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (like tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling
• Serving as infection control officer, developing infection control protocol, preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment, and the patient’s area
• Keeping the operating rooms stocked and sterile
• Maintaining dental equipment
• Taking impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts (models of teeth).
• May apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents
• May remove post-extraction and periodontal dressings
• May place and remove elastic orthodontic separators
• May hold anterior matrices
• May remove sutures
• May apply topical fluoride after scaling and polishing by the Dentist, Hygienist, or Dental Supervisor, RDA-Clinic Coordinator
• May place and remove rubber dams
• Other dental or chairside duties assigned by the supervisor
Under general supervision, a Registered Dental Assistant may perform:
• Mouth mirror inspecting the oral cavity to include charting of obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth
• Placement and removal of temporary sedative dressings
• Under direct supervision, a Registered Dental Assistant may perform the following procedures:
• Obtain endodontic cultures
• Dry canals previously opened by the Supervising Dentist, with absorbent points
• Test pulp vitality
• Place bases and liners on sound dentin
• Remove excess cement from the gingival surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument or fluoride
• Size stainless steel crowns, temporary crowns, and bands
• Temporary cementations and removal of orthodontic bands
• Placements of orthodontic separators
• Placements and litigations of arch wires
• Placement of post-extractions and periodontal dressings
• Coronal polishing is certified
• Removal of excess cements from coronal surfaces of teeth by means of an ultrasonic scaler if certified
• Observe professional and ethical standards of the job.
• Follow clinic protocols.
• Comply with OSHA regulations.
• Comply with AHS health and safety rules and procedures.
• Comply with Human Resources requirements such as attending periodic in-service training, meeting annual health exam requirements, submitting proof of CME and license renewals, etc.
• Assist in providing orientation to new employees, including newly-employed front desk assistants, Dental Assistants, Registered Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, etc.
• Be willing to assist in other tasks as requested when appropriate and time allows.
• Attend regular department meetings and organization-wide staff meetings.
• Promote teamwork and a positive work environment in the department.
• Participates in agency-wide quality improvement program processes and performance improvement teams to ensure excellence in the quality of services provided across the agency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must show proof of high school diploma
• Fluent in English and Cantonese, Mandarin or Vietnamese

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of one year paid dental assisting work experience

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid Registered Dental Assistant California license
• CDA for Supervising Dental Assistant
• Passage of Radiation Health and Safety examination
• Passage of Infection Control examination
• Current coronal polishing certificate
• Current CPR card
• Valid X-ray certificate