Dental Assistant Supervisor

Job description

Description
PURPOSE: Help dentist with clinical work, supervise the dental assistants at all sites. provide a link between the patients, materials management, and quality control.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical Responsibilities
• Clinical assisting.
• Taking diagnostic radiographs.
• Escort patients to and from the waiting area.
• Verify patient's medications, allergies, and health history and notify the dentist of any significant findings.
• Ensure patients complete preprocedural mouth rinse when indicated.
• Verify lab cases, implant components, and required instruments are available prior to treatment.
• Pack, receive, and manage lab cases.
• Prepare operatories for daily patient care and the following day's schedule.
• Perform operatory cleaning and turnover between patients.
• Perform dental unit waterline flushing and maintenance as required.

Administrative Responsibilities
• Biweekly/ monthly visits to all sites to oversee operations.
• Supervise proper cleaning, sterilization, storage, and maintenance of dental instruments.
• Oversee maintenance and monitoring of sterilizers, and other clinical equipment and maintain proper records.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance and vendor service requests.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, CDC, state regulations, and infection control standards.
• Order, inventory, and maintain dental supplies for all three sites, sharing when necessary to avoid overstocking.
• Develop and manage monthly and daily dental assistant schedules for all three sites plus SBHC, coordinating with staffing vacation, holiday, sick leave.
• Supervise dental assistant workflow and daily clinical operations.
• Recruit, interview, and assist with hiring dental assistants.
• Maintain an on the job training (OJT) program for dental assistants.
• Train, orient, and evaluate newly hired dental assistants.
• Develop, conduct and maintain competency checklists, training materials, and standard operating procedures.
• Review and approve dental assistant timesheets.
• Conduct annual performance evaluations for dental assistants.
• Address employee performance issues and disciplinary actions in collaboration with the Practice Manager and Human Resources.
• Identify staff training needs.
• Participate in quality improvement, infection control, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Dental Director

• Administrative: 10 hours/week
• Clinical: 30 hours/week

Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be a licensed dental assistant in MA. Must have minimum of (2) years experience as a dental assistant. 2+ years of supervisory experience preferred. Radiology certification or course according to MA requirements.
Must meet the Dental Assistant Competency Checklist with a minimum score of 3.5