A career at Community Health Centers offers a unique opportunity to join a team that makes a real impact in our community every day, by improving individuals' health while enhancing their quality of life.

Top Reasons to Work at Community Health Centers
- No weekends for the majority of our centers, 10 Paid Holidays and early Fridays
- A great benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement plan, and more.
- Competitive compensation with advancement opportunities and tuition / training reimbursement.
- Awarded "Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation" for five consecutive years.
- Awarded "Top 100 Workplaces for Growing Families" by Orlando Sentinel.
- Modernized and attractive health centers, that patients love.

Job Summary:
Responsible for dental assisting duties listed in Florida Statutes 466 and Administrative Rules 64B-5, screening and preparing patients for treatment; assisting dentist in treating patients; educating patients; processing instruments; taking and developing radiographs.

Primary Responsibilities:
- Patient care
o Verify patient by use of Double Identifier's
o Obtain patient history.
o Document patient's chief complaint.
o Obtain patient's blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and/or glucose level, if necessary; enter on patient's chart.
o Place, expose, and develop necessary diagnostic x-rays.
o Assemble appropriate instrument tray.
o Perform dental procedure or assist dentist in performing procedure, as appropriate.
o Conduct patient education.

- Perform Expanded Functions approved by Florida Board of Dentistry (FAC 64B5-16.005)
o Taking impressions for study casts
o Topical application of fluoride (including foam & varnish)
o Placing and removing rubber dams
o Placing and removing periodontal dressings
o Polishing clinical crowns for removal of stains
o Polishing amalgam restorations
o Placing and removing matrices
o Placing intra-coronal provisional (temporary) restorations
o Placing bases and liners
o Suture removal
o Application of pit & fissure sealants
o Preliminary charting
o Packing and removing retraction cord
o Fabricating provisional crowns
o Cementing provisional crowns with temporary cement

- Non-Patient Duties
o Maintain Log Manuals
o Maintain inventory.
o Order and organize supplies.
o Change filters, change solutions or chemicals, clean and maintain equipment
o Perform operatory disinfections.
o Clean, bag and sterilize instruments.
o Remove expired items from the clinical areas
- May be required to travel to other CHC locations.
- Perform other duties as assigned or necessary.

Qualifications:

Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Dental Assistant diploma or certificate of completion from an accredited school or training program including dental radiology required
- Successful completion of Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Certificate (EFDA) within 9 months from date of hire.

Experience:
- 2 years' experience in a dental setting preferred
- Must have the ability to effectively use computer software and an electronic health record system.

Certification/Licensure:
- Current/valid Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Certificate (EFDA) within 12 months from date of hire required.
- Current/valid BLS certification within 30 days from date of hire.

Special skills:
- Ability to stay positive in stressful situations
- Ability to deal professionally with unhappy, fearful patients

Other requirements:
- Able to work flexible hours and sites as needed
- Must have a valid Florida Driver's license