DENTAL ASSISTANT I

Coordinates daily activities, ensures that quality of dental care is provided
to all patients referred to the department of Dentistry, and Manages patient
referrals and ensures treatment is completed in a timely manner.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

‎1.Ensures that medical charts are available and distributed to appropriate
clinics.
‎2.Liaises with referring physicians regarding scheduling and admission of all
inpatient general anaesthesia patients, and ensures all surgical clearance
patients are treated as planned.
‎3.Assumes the coordination between dentists, Operation Room (OR) level II and
IV, referring physicians, and admission offices regarding scheduling and
admission of all inpatient general anaesthesia patients.
‎4.Reviews patient medical records for eligibility, health status, sequence of
treatment, appointment length and designated dentist. Places appointment
orders in Power Chart. Documents in R4 all the orders placed.
‎5.Coordinates appointments for patients requiring multiple, sequential, and/or
combined appointments within Dental Clinic (DC). Assists in managing and
tracking the daily referral of new patients to the DC. Triages walk-in pain
patients, assesses patient dental needs. Schedules patients in on-call clinics
and/or in place of no-show appointments by maintaining the waiting list.
‎6.Coordinates the care for orthographic surgery cases thru liaison with OMFS
and orthodontics.
‎7.Schedules all add-on appointments in ICIS bar for same day and next day.
Notifies dentist and/or dental assistant of changes. Receives patient
acceptance referrals and schedules as needed. Receives and documents
eligibility acceptance papers. Notifies supervisor of scheduling
discrepancies. Assists with resolution of scheduling problems.
‎8.Coordinates the sequential care for dental implant and rare dental disorder
patients.
‎9.Maintains listing of Head & Neck oncology patients referred to the
department of Dentistry and ensures all patients receive regular follow up
appointments.
‎10.Liaises with Cleft Lip & Palate (CLP) nursing coordinator and program
director to ensure appropriate dental treatment is available for CLP patients.
‎11.Contributes in providing feedback to the department of Dentistry management
with regards to availability and utilization of DC resources.
‎12.Performs chairside dental assisting duties, and participates in on-call
roster, as required.
‎13.Participates in Hospital wide performance improvement activities.
‎14.Follows all Hospital related policies and procedures.
‎15.Participates in self and other education, training, and development, as
applicable.
‎16.Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor 's or Associate Degree/Diploma in Dental Assistance is required.

Experience Required

• Grade ‎08:
  Two (‎2) years of related experience with Bachelor's or four (‎4) years with
  Associate Degree/Diploma is required.


• Grade ‎09:


• Four (‎4) years as Dental Assistant I at KFSH&RC.


• Average of annual performance appraisal at least (‎3.5) for the last four (‎4) years.


• Fifty (‎50) hours of cumulative continued medical education [CME].

Other Requirements(Certificates)

• Current Registration from country of origin and Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS) is required.


• Certified Dental Assistant Registry (CDA)from point of origin is required for eligible, and Registration of (R.D.A.), or Certification of (C.D.A.) is required.


• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.