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Temp Dental Assistant
About the job Temp Dental Assistant
- Be able to travel to assigned jobs
- Preparing patient, sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting dentist during dental procedures
- Exposing dental diagnostic x-rays
- Recording treatment information in patient records
- Taking and recording medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients
- Providing postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist
- Assisting dentist in management of medical and dental emergencies
- Pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts
- Instructing patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs
- Making preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts
- Cleaning and polishing removable appliances
- Cleaning teeth, using dental instruments
- Applying protective coating of fluoride to teeth
- Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions