Dental Assistant Location: Newport, RI, United States Healthcare Provider Type : Dental START YOUR APPLICATION (https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req\_id=3267335&source=3267335-CJB-0) Matrix Providers is hiring a Dental Assistant to join our team of talented professionals who provide health care services to our Military Service Members and their families in at Newport, Rhode Island. + Employment Status: Full Time + Schedule: Dental Assistant services shall be provided Monday through Friday, between the hours of 6:30 and 5:00 hours. Shifts will be required for a period of 8.5 to 9 hours, including an uncompensated .5 or 1-hour meal break, depending on shift length. + Compensation: $28.00 hr + $4.93 H&W + Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health, dental, vision, and life coverage. + Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) + Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook) + 401(k) Plan The Dental Assistant must have and meet the following: + Degree: Certificate. + Education: Successful completion of a one of the following: + Certificate or Associate Degree as a dental assistant/technician from a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA) and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months. + Certification from a military dental technician or dental assistant school and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months. + Certification from a Red Cross Dental Assistant course and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months. + 36 months experience within the preceding 60 months as a dental assistant in a private practice or a military clinic. + Membership in good standing with the American Association of Dental Assistants with required continuing education and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months. + Graduation from a state accredited program for dental assistants or dental technology within the preceding 12 months. + All training must have included a course in radiation physics; radiation biology; radiation health, safety, and protection; X-ray films and radiographic film quality; radiographic techniques; darkroom and processing techniques; film mounting; and digital radiographic processing techniques. + Certification: Certified in radiography as required by 42 CFR Part 75. Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross Healthcare Provider Course. + Experience: Six months of experience as a Dental Assistant after graduation. Dental Assistant Core Job Duties: + Performs duties in providing assistance in one or more phases of complex/difficult restorative, prosthodontic, oral surgical, endodontic, or periodontal treatment. Receives and schedules patients for treatment. + Obtains and records related medical history of patient. Charts examination and treatment information. Records information on prescriptions. + Sterilizes instruments, materials, and equipment; prepares surgical trays. Maintains dental equipment in a clean and operative condition. + Assists dentist at chair side. Performs intra-oral procedures as directed by dentist. Takes preliminary impressions for study models, removes sutures, places and removes rubber dams, perio-packs, matrix bands, and wedges. + Relays dentist-s instructions to patient for post-treatment care. Instructs patient in proper dental techniques, care of appliances, and causes of dental decay. + Operates dental X-ray equipment to take intra and extra oral radiographs. Maintains, cleans, and performs minor repairs on X-ray equipment and materials. + Pours and trims models from impressions and constructs custom impression trays. Maintains a variety of recurring reports related to dental activities. #IND123 START YOUR APPLICATION (https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req\_id=3267335&source=3267335-CJB-0)