Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

Since 1896, the School of Dental Medicine has been educating students to take their places among the best dental practitioners in our region and across the country. This Dental Assistant position supports the Schools Department of Restorative Dentistry and Comprehensive Care, working in our DMD student dental clinic where third and fourth year student dentists treat patients with oversight and direction from faculty.

Job Summary

Performs chairside dental assisting and radiography. Guides patients through visits and treatments, ensures charts are complete and necessary information is collected, and coordinates patient flow. Ensures infection control in operatories and with instruments. Maintains supplies.

Essential Functions

The Dental Assistant will support efficient operation of the dental clinic to facilitate optimal learning by students in a patient-care environment. Duties include assisting student dentists chairside during procedures, taking and processing radiographs, turning over operatories between patients, maintaining clinical areas in accordance with sound infection control standards, managing instruments during and after patient use, assisting in greeting and seating patients, and performing other related clinical duties as requested.

Physical Effort

The incumbent will cooperate with the clinics assigned dispensary clerk to ensure ready availability to student dentists of all necessary instruments and supplies.

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Assignment Category: Full-time regular
Job Classification: Staff.Dental Assistant
Job Family: Health Professionals
Job Sub Family: Clinical Dental
Campus: Pittsburgh
Minimum Education Level Required: High School Diploma/GED
Minimum Years of Experience Required: 1
Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement. Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Work Arrangement: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Hiring Range: TBD Based Upon Qualifications
RelocationOffered: No
Visa Sponsorship Provided: No
Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check
Child Protection Clearances: The following PA Act 153 clearances and background checks are required prior to commencement of employment and as a condition of continued employment: PA State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance.
Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter
Optional Documents: Not Applicable
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