Orthodontic Assistant

24 hrs / Weekly

PT Days

On-Site

Summary

The Orthodontic Dental Assistant provides the Craniofacial Orthodontist efficient assistance in all aspects of patient care along with individualized instruction and guidance to orthodontic patients.

Responsibilities

• Educates patients on proper oral hygiene practices and care of braces.
• Take intraoral photos and dental scans for orthodontic patients.
• Assist with all orthodontic procedures.
• Take dental scans of teeth for the fabrication of customized orthodontic appliances.
• Assist with lip taping of cleft patients.
• Ensure that all dental instruments are prepped and returned from sterile processing.
• Prepares, sanitizes and stocks all exam rooms to hospital standards.
• Function as a liaison with patients, Craniofacial Orthodontist and Craniofacial team.
• Enter in notes in EPIC, Dolphin and appropriate codes for each patient.
• Upload images to Dolphin and using Romexis.
• Flush vac lines and water bottles.
• Submit and track lab appliances.
• Coordinate referrals and appointments with outside providers.
• Fabricate and trimming of Orthodontia devices (retainers).
• Other duties assigned.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

• Knowledge of and experience in dental/medical terminology is required.
• Experience working in dental, or healthcare environment is required.
• Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is preferred.
• Experience working in electronic medical record (i.e. EPIC, Dolphin) or similar software is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent and a certificate from an accredited dental assistant training program or the equivalent in applicable experience is required. Associates degree preferred.
• Certification: Current certificate to practice dental radiography in the state of Ohio is required.
• Years of relevant experience: Minimum 2 years of clinical experience in dental assisting or orthodontic assisting is required.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite