Orthodontic Assistant Responsibilities
Ongoing/Daily
- Upload photos prior to patient leaving or as soon as possible
- Assist Doctor in all procedures
- Document all detailed notes in treatment card
- Record all future appointments to be schedule when checking patients out
- Know how to fit appliances, including spacers and elastics
- Know how to scan patients with the intra-oral scanner
- Send scans out to the lab to have appliances made(make Rx forms and write down on checklist)
- Discuss oral hygiene and give instructions to patient with new appliances
- Knowledge of wire changes
- Communicate with front desk regarding early/late appliance deliveries in conjunction with appointment scheduling
- Deal with sterilization if no tech is present
- Run sterilizers
- Set-up trays
- Wipe down intra-oral scanners after every use; place tips to sterilize
- Print next day’s schedule
- Place orders when needed
- Empty ultrasonic when needed
- Wipe down chairs and instrument drawers after every patient or as soon as possible
- Know Dolphin Aquarium
Weekly
- Make sure bond bags and de-bond bags are stocked
- File clean bands
- Empty statim reservoir
- Fill bracket bins
- Copy instructions sheets
- Run suction lines
- Stock drawers at each chair
Benefit Conditions:
This Company Describes Its Culture as:
- Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
- Temperature screenings
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
Work Remotely
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 32 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
Experience:
- Dental Assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person