Þntal Assistant Externship

Willamette Dental Group encourages Dental Assistant externships in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Our offices typically have multiple doctors which provides an excellent learning opportunity for students. Essential Position Functions: Students prepare patients for examination and ensure our patients are prepared, relaxed and are as comfortable as possible. Working chair-side under the supervision of the dentist, you will perform a variety of tasks; selecting and handing instruments to the dentist during dental procedures and practices of standardized procedures, techniques and methods used in dental assistance. Our Dental Assistants also may remove sutures, apply topical anesthetics to gums or cavity-preventive agents to teeth - remove excess cement used in the filling process and place rubber dams on the teeth to isolate them for individual treatment. Job Qualifications The dental assistant must have excellent patient communication skills and be able to instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care and be skilled in cornal polishing and sealant placement. Must be enrolled in a bona fide Dental Assisting program and meet school criteria for externships. CODA accredited programs are preferred. Contact your school's extern placement coordinator for information on completing your externship with us. COVID Requirements: Current government mandates require full COVID vaccination status, or lawful exemption status, for all persons, including student externs, who will be working or present in an Oregon health care facility. Quarantine may be required for persons working or present in a health care facility, experiencing signs or symptoms of COVID infection or after being exposed to someone who is COVID positive. Willamette Dental follows requirements and precautions for COVID issued by OSHA, CDC and other agencies of the state and federal governments. To learn more about how Willamette Dental Group is keeping our employees safe, please visit https://willamettedental.com/safety/ Company Overview We provide: A stable, dentist-owned private company with an eye on the future. A culture of inclusivity and respect in line with our core values of health, compassion, innovation and integrity. Supportive community outreach dollars and encouragement to volunteer. Thorough employee orientation and onboarding. We are: A provider and employer of choice in the Northwest for 50 years. Dental insurance + providers in over 50 general and specialty offices in OR, WA and ID. Dedicated to proactive care to facilitate the best possible outcomes. Willamette Dental Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status and other protected characteristics. This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position’s scope and function in the company. This position may be exposed to PHI in the course of his/her duties, and will handle protected information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).