Asian Health Services, founded in 1974, provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services to more than 50,000 patients. Our approach to well-being focuses on “whole patient health” for all. We go beyond our clinic walls and invest in our community’s overall health. We know that income, housing, and environmental struggles lie at the heart of poor health. That’s why we also address food insecurity, youth leadership, and culturally competent care while working towards supporting safer streets and vibrant communities.

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Asian Health Services - Main Dental Clinic   Job Summary: Under general supervision of the Dental Supervisor RDA-Clinic Coordinator, Dentist, or Chief Dental Officer performs all duties of a Dental Assistant including assistance to the dentist and dental hygienist during a variety of treatment procedures, and other functions as legally allowed in the state of California.   Note: Applicants must meet the minimum language requirements to be considered. Please review these requirements carefully before applying. Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

Essential Job Functions

All duties of a Dental Assistant including the ones listed below:

Setting up

Helping patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment

Asking about or verifying when necessary a patient’s medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse

Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)

Chairside assisting

Providing patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures

Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (like tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling

Serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment, and the patient’s area

Keeping operatories stocked and sterile

Maintaining dental equipment

Taking impressions of patient's teeth for study casts (models of teeth).

May apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents

May remove post-extraction and periodontal dressings

May place and remove elastic orthodontic separators

May hold anterior matrices

May remove sutures

May apply topical fluoride after scaling and polishing by the Dentist, Hygienist, or Dental Supervisor RDA-Clinic Coordinator

May place and remove rubber dams

Other dental or chairside duties assigned by the supervisor.

Under general supervision, a Registered Dental Assistant may perform:

Mouth mirror inspecting oral cavity to include charting of obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth

Placement and removal of temporary sedative dressings

Under direct supervision, a Registered Dental Assistant may perform the following procedures:

Obtain endodontic cultures

Dry canals previously opened by the Supervising Dentist, with absorbent points

Test pulp vitality

Place bases and liners on sound dentin

Remove excess cement from gingival surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument or fluoride

Size stainless steel crowns, temporary crowns, and bands

Temporary cementations and removal of orthodontics bands

Placements of orthodontic separators

Placements and litigations of archwires

Placement of post-extraction and periodontal dressings

Coronal polishings if certified 

Removal of excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth using an ultrasonic scaler

Other Duties

Observe professional and ethical standards of the job.

Follow clinic protocols.

Comply with OSHA regulations. 

Comply with AHS health and safety rules and procedures.

Comply with Human Resources requirements such as attending periodic in-service training, meeting annual health exam requirements, submitting proof of CME and license renewals, etc.

Assist in providing orientation to new employees including newly-employed front desk assistants, Dental Assistants, Registered Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienist, Dentists, etc.

Be willing to assist in other tasks as requested when appropriate and time allows.

Attend regular department meetings and organization-wide staff meetings.

Promote teamwork and a positive work environment in the department.

Participates in agency-wide quality improvement program processes and performance improvement teams to ensure excellence in the quality of services provided across the agency.

Minimum Qualifications

Must show proof of high school diploma

Ability to speak any Asian languages (Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Khmer, Mien, Tagalog, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum of one year paid professional dental assisting work experience

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Registered Dental Assistant California License

CDA for Supervising Dental Assistant

Passage of Radiation Health and Safety examination

Passage of Infection Control examination

Current coronal polishing certificate

Current CPR card

Valid X-ray certificate

On-call and temporary employees does not qualify for company benefits.