Assistant to the chairperson vs expanded duty dental assistant

Differences between assistant to the chairperson and expanded duty dental assistant duties and responsibilities

Assistant to the chairperson example responsibilities.

• Handle scheduling of patients, answer telephone calls, efficiently manage patient accounts including billing insurance companies.
• Cover hygiene schedules when need performing coronal polishing and placing sealants.
• Apply sealants, fluoride treatments, and perform coronal polishing for oral prophylaxis.
• Pour, trim and fabricate models for bleaching trays, night guards, and dentures.
• Compose yearly commencement booklet using PowerPoint.
• Develop PowerPoint presentations and handouts for medical students, residents and national conferences.
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Expanded duty dental assistant example responsibilities.

• Sterilize dental instruments and maintain the clinic according to OSHA guidelines in regard to cleanliness and sterilization protocol.
• Place fillings, coronal polish, take impressions and prepare bleaching trays.
• Create molds for dentures, retainers, whitening trays, partial dentures, bite guards, etc.
• Assist with surgical extraction, impressions for dentures and partials and also with soft and hard reline procedures.
• General sterilization procedures according to OSHA guidelines.
• Greet patients, sterilize instruments and maintain office equipment.
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