Dental Assistant II

Job Summary:

The School of Dental Medicine (SDM) welcomes applications for full-time Dental Care Assistants to work in all specialized dentistry areas. The position requires extensive, diverse and progressively responsible experience, including direct responsibility for providing four-handed chair side dental assistance in all specialized dentistry (i.e., oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontics, endodontics, and restorative), patient preparation and positioning, clinical area preparation, use of sterile techniques and performing infection control procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

Chair Side Assistance – 95% (Essential Function)

• Patient preparation and positioning;

• clinical area preparation;

• use of sterile techniques and infection control procedures;

• maintain patient data and records;

• perform and develop dental radiographs;

• Performs appropriate aseptic and sterilization techniques.

• Prepares specialized instruments setups for undergraduate students, residents and faculty to be used during dental patient treatment.

• Inspects appropriate instruments/tools for good condition/working order.

• Performs dental intraoral and extraoral radiographs using appropriate technique, x-ray equipment and safety equipment.

• Develops, mounts and identifies radiographic films.

• Troubleshoots the scanner to make sure films are being developed with high quality

Clinical Education Support – 5% (Essential Function)

• Support the educational mission of the SDM, including role modeling and coaching students how to function as a dental assistant in both four-handed chairside activities and in clinical operations support.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

The University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine is nationally recognized for the quality of its educational programs, its interdisciplinary research and its excellent clinical care programs that contribute to the health and well-being of many of Colorado’s most underserved citizens. We are invested in creating career pathways, learning and development opportunities, and developing people infrastructures to support the workforce.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options

• Dental: Multiple plan options

• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision

• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay

• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year

• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)

• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)

• Holiday Days: 10/year

• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses

• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of dental assisting experience

  • Successful completion of an accredited dental assisting program may substitute for one year of experience.

  • NOTE: If exercising the education substitution, applicants MUST attach a copy of their dental assisting certificate to their application materials no later than the closing date listed in the announcement.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must possess current valid CPR and/or BLS certification

• Surgical Assistant or Surgical Technologist License

• Recent experience working in a fast-paced dental environment

• Experience with clinical area preparation in a dental clinic and/or office.

• Experience taking x-rays

• Experience performing and developing digital dental radiographs.

• Experience in sterilizing dental tools, instruments and equipment.

• Experience working with students and faculty in a higher education and/or academic medical environment

• Experience working with multiple doctors