Surgical dental assistant vs expanded duty dental assistant

Differences between surgical dental assistant and expanded duty dental assistant duties and responsibilities

Surgical dental assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage medical records and document examination notes, prescriptions, and procedure details in EMR.
• Train as an anesthesia technician and certify in CPR.
• Assist dentist in prophylactic procedures: provide necessary tools, sterilize equipment, comfort patients.
• Bill major insurance providers using ADA codes and process incoming payments from insure and non-insure patients and insurance providers.
• Assist in oral surgery under local and twilight anesthesia in a private practice setting.Primary IV starter and administer anesthetics on command.
• Place catheters and IVs for procedures.
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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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