Dental Assistant

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional **Current permanent VA employees and Federal employees from other federal agencies should apply under CBST-12995470-26-KGM.** The duties of the Dental Assistant in Dental Service include, but are not limited to: Responds to basic medical emergencies. Measures and records vital signs. Provides pre-and post-operative instructions. Maintains a field of operation during dental procedures through the use of retraction, suction, irrigation, drying, placing and removing cotton rolls. Using the concepts of fourhanded dentistry, assists with basic restorative procedures. Mixes basic dental materials. Assists in preparation of laboratory prescription forms. Applies pressure indicator paste to removable prostheses. Exposes and processes basic dental radiographs. Mounts and labels dental radiographs and/or saves digital imaging to electronic medical records. Evaluates radiographs for diagnostic quality. Maintains routine dental equipment per manufactur