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Norton Sound Health Corporation Dental Assistant Trainee in Nome, Alaska

**[Purpose of Position: [Assist Dentists or DHATs in all phases of general dentistry, while undergoing intense training. Maintain an orderly, clean and efficient clinic both in the hospital and in the village. Learn how to provide clinical comprehensive dental services

[Uphold the organizations vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organizations policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

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  • Greet patients and maintain flow by efficiently turning over dental operations

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``` - Under close supervision, learn to prepare instruments for dental providers, following sterile, aseptic or radiographic technique, ensuring the cleanliness and sterilization of equipment in patient care area in accordance with OSHA standards and corporate policies and procedures

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``` - Learn how to monitor indicators of patient well-being such as movement, color, respiration, etc., reporting any noticed condition to the dentist

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``` - Learn how to provide oral hygiene instruction, fluoride treatments and sealants according to established procedure

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``` - Learn how to assist the dentist or DHAT, maintaining efficient four handed dental assisting techniques

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``` - Under supervision, learn how to take preliminary impressions and prepare study models from preliminary impressions, trimming and labeling

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``` - Participate in itinerant field travel according to established procedures, learning how to compile weekly data for trips, restocking dental field gear units and completing field trip inventory sheets

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``` - Perform other duties as assigned.

[Personal Traits: [All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organizations values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others. ]{arial",sans-serif"=""}]{arial",sans-serif"=""}

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