Dental Assistant Job at Prime Physicians, Santa Fe, NM

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  • Prime Physicians
  • Santa Fe, NM

Job Description

Job Title: Dental Assistant

Specialty: General Dentistry / Chairside Assisting

Primary Location: 1700 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505.

May Provide Assistance as Needed at :

  • Santa Clara Health Center Dental, Española, NM
  • Cochiti Health Clinic Dental, Cochiti, NM

Duration: can take 13 weeks or 6 months or 1 year contract

Shift Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

License / Certifications:

  • Mandatory: DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) from a CODA-accredited dental assisting program; current Basic Life Support (BLS).

Education:

  • Graduate of a CODA-accredited dental assistant program.

Minimum Qualification / Experience:

  • 24 months of dental assisting experience (or demonstrably equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities).
  • Proficiency documenting in Dentrix (dental charting & clinical notes).
  • Comfortable supporting restorative, oral surgery, endodontic, and periodontal procedures; taking intra/extra-oral digital radiographs ; sterilization/packaging; inventory and supply management.
  • Able to stand, walk, sit, and bend for extended periods; work effectively with multicultural patients and interpreters.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide comprehensive chairside assistance for all routine general dentistry procedures.
  • Accurately record treatments in Dentrix (charting and clinical notes).
  • Clean, package, and sterilize instruments ; ensure proper storage.
  • Prepare patients and operatories; set up instruments for planned procedures.
  • Operate dental x-ray equipment to obtain digital intra/extra-oral radiographs.
  • Provide prophy/polish , topical fluoride, and place pit & fissure sealants as prescribed.
  • Perform basic lab procedures (pour/trim models, fabricate occlusal guards).
  • Take and record vital signs (e.g., blood pressure).
  • Maintain supplies/equipment; inventory and requisition as needed.
  • Deliver patient education on prevention and post-treatment care.
  • Keep the clinic clean and operable; perform routine equipment maintenance .
  • Adhere to infection control, radiation safety, OSHA/IHS protocols; utilize required PPE.
  • Work safely in environments with potential exposure to aerosols, nitrous oxide residue, curing light emissions, etc.

Job Tags

Contract work, Shift work, Monday to Friday,

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