Advanced Dental Therapist

The Dental Suite Pllc

Minneapolis, MN

$60 to $70 Hourly
Full-Time

Job Description

Looking to expand our dental practice whose mission is improving lives, transforming communities, and achieving health equity for everyone.
Provide oral health care, both treatment and education, to all eligible patients within the prescribed range of duties for a therapist.
Accurately comprehend and adhere to written prescription of each patient and to work autonomously in assessing the individual’s patient’s needs treat effectively. Analyze, assess and chose specific treatments where the prescription allows for a choice.

Responsibilities

Provide dental therapist service according to the patient’s needs ensuring the highest standards of clinical care is provided.
Work with other colleagues to establish a flexible team approach in delivery of a high quality service and contribute to the continued development of the team.
Supervise dental assistants when necessary.
Plan and select the equipment and material for each treatment session according to the treatment plan and patient.
Monitor the dental health of all patients, assess developments in the patient’s dental health and record findings accordingly.
Maintain full accurate clinical notes of all treatments, ensuring that patient activity data is recorded in a timely fashion using approved formats.
Provide preventative oral health education, instruction and guidance to patients including diet advice, diet analysis, fluoride supplements, oral hygiene and smoking cessation advice, suited to the individual and taking into account communication barriers.
Provide restorations in primary teeth including pulp therapy & stainless steel crowns as appropriate.
Provision of preventative treatments including fissure sealants and sealant restorations.
Provision of a full range of periodontal treatments, including scaling, polishing and debridement.
Extraction of deciduous teeth.
Provision of a full range of restorative techniques for permanent teeth subject to the scope of practice of a dental therapist.
Administration of appropriate local analgesia.
Take dental impressions and dental radiographs.

Qualifications/ Education

Registration with the Minnesota Board of Dentistry as Advanced Dental Therapist
Proven maintenance of post-graduate continuing professional development
Experience working in a dental clinic preferred
Experience working with patients in either the role of dental assistant or dental hygienist preferred