The Evansville Health Care Center, Evansville, Indiana is hiring a Clinical Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) for Dental Service. The incumbent should demonstrate mastery of a range of dental procedures and interventions and provide direct patient care within the scope of practice. The EFDA makes independent professional decisions and recommendations to the treating dentist and interdisciplinary teams.
Applicant must be certified by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB).
The clinical expanded-function dental assistant assists the general dentist and dental specialist in many aspects of direct patient care and performs other clinical and clerical functions independently of direct supervision. Dental assistants at this level serve as expanded-function dental assistants independently performing advanced clinical duties in assigned specialties.
Higher-level assignments cover greater scope, complexity and variety and require advanced clinical skills. The incumbent also performs the full range of duties for routine patient care. Incumbents must maintain current Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification.
Duties include but are not limited to: Performs mouth mirror inspection of the oral cavity, Gathers diagnostic information, Performs pulp vitality testing, Charts existing restoration and conditions, Selects shades for fixed and removable prostheses, Places and removes rubber dams and matrix bands, Places and removes retraction cord, Places and removes intracoronal temporary restoration, Removes temporary crown/bridge and clean tooth preparation of debris, Fabricates, adjusts and cements temporary crowns, Removes permanent cement from supragingival surfaces, Removes sutures, Places and removes surgical dressings, Monitors nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesic, Performs coronal polishing of teeth, Removes hard accretions from and polishes removable prostheses.
Customer Service Shows courtesy, respect, and a positive attitude for patients, co-workers and the public; Assists customers with questions or concerns and provides service recovery.
Chairside Assisting: Possesses advanced knowledge of instruments, materials, and standardized dental procedures used in all phases of restorative, surgical, endodontic and periodontal care, Monitors, and performs basic interpretation of, patient vital signs (BP, pulse, pulse oximeter) and condition during invasive treatment and during recovery period following procedure, Prepares dental medicaments and impression materials per manufacturer's instructions, Accomplishes all intra-operative procedures within standard infection control protocols, Assists in routine general dental procedures using concepts of four-handed dentistry, Maintains both routine and specialty dental equipment per manufacturer instructions and dental service standards, Relays patient concerns to treating dentist.
Dental Imaging: Possesses comprehensive knowledge of advanced imaging techniques in order to provide instruction (e.g. cone beam, cephalometric, advanced panoramic imaging, TMJ, etc.), Exposes both standard and specialty dental imaging (i.e.
TMJ, cephalometric, cone beam) in traditional and/or digital formats, Modifies settings to achieve the images as requested by the provider, Captures images characterized by diagnostic quality and accurately oriented and exposed, Utilizes dental-imaging safety techniques and retakes are minimized, Accomplishes imaging requests within desired time frame.
Infection Control and Equipment Sterilization: Demonstrates proper infection-control procedures in setting up and cleaning up operatories, Disinfects oral appliances to prevent cross contamination, Properly prepares instruments for transfer to SPS for sterilization, Follows all Standard Operating Procedures for Reusable Medical Equipment, Works closely with SPS to ensure availability of instruments so that clinical care is not delayed, Demonstrates proper infection-control procedures in exposing images.
Clerical Functions & Information Management: Assists in filling gaps in the doctor's schedule due to late cancellations and failed appointments, Initiates computerized progress note, Assists dentist in charting findings and treatment plans in patient records. Maintains patient confidentiality per HIPAA with written and verbal information, Follows computer security regulations.
Employee Education: Complies with Employee Education requirements, Completes mandatory annual training sessions, Maintains DANB certification as required for above full-performance-level dental assisting positions.
Dental Laboratory Functions: Pours impressions and prepares study models, Makes final denture impression trays and prepares bite rims, Removes plaque and soft debris from removable prostheses, Fabricates athletic mouth guards and bleaching trays, Performs other dental laboratory functions as needed and requested. The Clinical Expanded Function Dental Assistant informs the supervisor of problems or unusual situations with recommendations for appropriate action.
Work is reviewed on an overall basis by the supervisor for conformity to Dental Service policy and requirements. Work Schedule: Full-Time: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Please submit your DANB certification and radiologic competence certification at time of application. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Patricia.Nwachukwu@va.gov · 816-896-4934
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $55995 – $72795/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-22.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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