Register Dental Assistant - South Central Family Health Cent - Los Angeles, CA

Title: Registered Dental Assistant
Base Salary Range: $51,541 - $59,097 plus benefits
FTE: Full-time, Non-Exempt
Seeking for a skilled and dedicated Register Dental Assistant who wants to make a difference in our community. We want to hear from you if you thrive in a fast-paced, caring, and compassionate environment!
Our Mission: The Mission of South Central Family Health Center is to improve the quality of life for the diverse Community of inner city Los Angeles by providing affordable and comprehensive health care and education in a welcoming and multicultural environment. To lead the way in health care in South Los Angeles, as the premier provider and employer of choice offering comprehensive, high quality, affordable, efficient and culturally responsive services.
General Summary: The Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) will provide basic supportive dental procedures under the supervision of a licensed dentist and will assist the dentist. The RDA will prepare materials and equipment for treatment and have the patient ready for the dentist. The ideal candidate will have to perform some of the following essential duties.

Prepare treatment room for patient
Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist’s access; suctioning; passing instruments
Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts
Expose dental diagnostic x-rays
Ensure the health history is updated
Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
Ensure operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; call for repairs, when necessary
Fabricates temporary restorations or custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
Makes preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
Act in accordance with those set forth, per the applicable State's Dental Auxiliaries.
Clean each operatory in accordance with the American Dental Association guidelines.

Qualifications Licensure and Certifications:

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Successfully complete California Board-approved courses in radiation safety and coronal polishing,
Graduate from a California Board-approved RDA educational program
Licensure as an RDA to the Dental Board of California
Current BLS Certification required

Experience:

Must have a minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience working as RDA or CDA

Skills and Abilities:

Effectively communicate, in English, both verbally and written.
Require knowledge of dental/office equipment, and dental/medical terminology
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills
Bilingual and Bi-literate English/Spanish preferred

Top benefits or perks: As a team member at South Central Family Health Center, you’ll enjoy competitive wages and generous benefits:

Benefits: Health care, dental, life insurance
403 (b) Retirement plan
Education Reimbursement
Career development: Entry-level employees have opportunities to work in management, HR or other areas of the company

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