SENIOR DENTAL ASSISTANT

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

The Senior Dental Assistant performs specialized Dental Assistant tasks that support dentists and dental therapists during clinical procedures to ensure efficient and effective patient care.

Operational Roles & Responsibilities

• Assist dental therapists and dentists in a wide range of procedures including diagnostic operative surgical periodontal preventive orthodontic prosthodontic endodontic and pedodontic treatments during patient examinations and procedures
• Place and remove of rubber dams temporary restorations and polishing of restorations periodontal dressings matrices intracoronal provisional restorations and retraction cords and basesliners
• Take alginate impressions for study models
• Remove surgical sutures
• Apply Topical fluoride application including foam and varnish
• Polish clinical crowns to remove stains as well as fabricate and cement provisional crowns and bridges including removal of excess cement
• Process Preliminary charting and suture removal
• Perform clinical supportive functions such as preparing and dismissing patients sterilizing and disinfecting instruments and equipment providing postoperative instructions maintaining supplies and keeping accurate records
• Fully participate in fourhanded dentistry working closely with the dentist to enhance procedural efficiency
• Work across various Dental Services facilities as assigned receiving supervision and technical guidance from the dentist and reporting to the Supervisor of Dental Support
• Provide guidance and support to Associate Dental Aides