Dental Assistant

Starting at $38,700 MAJOR FUNCTION Under the general supervision of a Dental Director, the Dental Assistant works directly with the dentist to insure that proper patient care can be delivered in a timely fashion.

The duties of an assistant include but are not limited to:

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS   Sterilization: make sure instruments used for dental procedures are washed first, then placed in the ultrasonic for the proper time, dried, tagged and then autoclaved.


• After the cycle instruments are properly stored.

Operatory preparation:

• keep each operatory ready for patient use.


• Readiness includes properly spraying and wiping down of dental chair after each use.
• Chairs must be wrapped and universal precautions taken as per OSHA guidelines.
• Operatories must be stocked daily and supplies must be monitored for deficiencies.
• After each patient exits the operatory, the room must be...