Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (Dental Assistant), Special Care Clinic

Department COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND GENERAL (IN-DSCC-IUINA)Department Information The Indiana University (IU) School of Dentistry has been advancing oral health in the state and beyond since 1879, when it was founded as the Indiana Dental College. Over the past 140 years, we've become a national leader in preparing oral health professionals, conducting innovative research that has an impact on patients and the profession, and providing patient-centered care.Indiana University School of Dentistry is the only medical center in the state educating professionals to provide oral health care for people with disabilities or medically complex conditions.

The Special Needs Clinic at IU School of Dentistry is committed to providing high-quality oral care to people with disabilities and training the next generation of dentists to provide appropriate and compassionate care to them.Job Summary Take impressions and bite registrations.Take, develop and mount x-rays. Instruct students on taking x-rays.Fit preliminary crowns for adjustments, create custom temporary restorations, and place temporary restorative material in teeth.Make and fabricate temporary crown and adjust and cement.Place and remove matrix retainers for alloy and composite restorations.Place resin and amalgam restorations.

Finish and polish restorations and adjust patient bite.Perform expanded dental assistant functions and demonstrate correct procedures to students.Sit chair side to pass instruments and support direct patient care as indicated by procedure.Confirm that instruments are sterilized and working properly and organize them for procedures and/or surgery.Qualifications EDUCATION Required High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED) WORK EXPERIENCE Required Completion of an accredited dental assisting training program with 1 year of expanded dental assisting experience or assisting in a dental specialty; OR 2 years of dental assisting experience with completion of an accredited dental assisting training program plus 1 year of expanded dental assisting experience or assisting in a dental specialty LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES Required Indiana X-Ray license upon date of hire Expanded Functions Dental Assisting license upon date of hire Dental Assistant certification upon date of hire Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification Examination (DAANCE) upon date of hire SKILLS Required Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner Demonstrates customer service skills Performs work independently with minimal supervision Possesses strong technical aptitude Strong verbal communication and listening skills Articulate and responsive to colleagues Demonstrates a high commitment to quality Effective interpersonal skills Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities Working Conditions / Demands This role requires sedentary work as well as extended durations of moving about the workplace.

It requires the ability to move objects and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and the ability to discern between various objects and devices and to position patients. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation. Work Location IU School of DentistryIndianapolis, IndianaAdvertised Salary $22.00 - $25.00 per hour based on experience and internal equityBenefits Overview For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:Comprehensive medical and dental insuranceHealth savings account with generous IU contributionsHealthcare and dependent care flexible spending accountsBasic group life insurance paid by IUVoluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insuranceBase retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vestingVoluntary supplemental retirement plan optionsTuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses10 paid holi