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Senior Dental Assistant
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH)
Ras Tanura, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia · Full Time
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- Experience
- 6+ yrs
- Salary
- —
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 2 days ago
- Work mode
- In office
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Dental Assisting
- Resume
- Required to apply
Where you'll work
Job description
Position Overview
The Senior Dental Assistant undertakes advanced dental support duties to assist dentists and dental therapists during clinical treatments, ensuring seamless and effective patient care.
Key Responsibilities
- Support dental therapists and dentists in diverse procedures including diagnostic, operative, surgical, periodontal, preventive, orthodontic, prosthodontic, endodontic, and pedodontic treatments during patient care.
- Apply and remove rubber dams, temporary restorations, polish restorative work, place periodontal dressings, matrices, intracoronal provisional restorations, retraction cords, and bases/liners.
- Take alginate impressions for study models to assist with treatment planning.
- Remove surgical sutures as part of post-operative care.
- Administer topical fluoride applications such as foam and varnish.
- Polish clinical crowns to eliminate stains, fabricate and cement provisional crowns and bridges, and clean off excess cement.
- Complete preliminary charting and assist in suture removal processes.
- Carry out clinical support activities including patient preparation and dismissal, sterilization and disinfection of instruments and equipment, supply management, patient post-op instruction, and maintenance of accurate records.
- Engage fully in four-handed dentistry, collaborating intensively with dentists to improve the efficiency of procedures.
- Operate across multiple Dental Services locations as directed, working under dentist supervision and reporting to the Dental Support Supervisor.
- Provide leadership and support to Associate Dental Aides.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Assisting
- Certification by SCFHS as applicable
- Minimum of 6 years' professional experience in dental assisting
- Proficient in English (Advanced level); Basic knowledge of Arabic
Professional Competencies
- Due Diligence
- Audit Reporting
- Data Collection
Core Values
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Cybersecurity Awareness
- Focus on Person-Centered Care