Orthodontic Assistant

Company: Akron Children's Hospital
Location: Akron
Posted on: May 31, 2025

Job Description:

PRNSummary:The Orthodontic Dental Assistant provides the Craniofacial Orthodontist efficient assistance in all aspects of patient care along with individualized instruction and guidance to orthodontic patients. - Responsibilities:

• Educates patients on proper oral hygiene practices and care of braces. -
• Take intraoral photos and dental scans for orthodontic patients. -
• Assist with all orthodontic procedures. -
• Take dental scans of teeth for the fabrication of customized orthodontic appliances. -
• Assist with lip taping of cleft patients. -
• Ensure that all dental instruments are prepped and returned from sterile processing. -
• Prepares, sanitizes and stocks all exam rooms to hospital standards. - -
• Function as a liaison with patients, Craniofacial Orthodontist and Craniofacial team. -
• Enter in notes in EPIC, Dolphin and appropriate codes for each patient. -
• Upload images to Dolphin and using Romexis. -
• Flush vac lines and water bottles. -
• Submit and track lab appliances. -
• Coordinate referrals and appointments with outside providers. -
• Fabricate and trimming of Orthodontia devices (retainers). -
• Other duties assigned. - Other information:Technical Expertise -
• Knowledge of and experience in dental/medical terminology preferred. -
• Experience working in dental and healthcare environment preferred. -
• Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is preferred. -
• Experience working in electronic medical record (i.e. EPIC, Dolphin) or similar software is preferred. - -Education and Experience -
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent and graduate of accredited dental assistant training program. Orthodontic experience preferred. -
• Certification: Current certificate to practice dental radiography in the state of Ohio is required. - -
• Experience preferred but not mandatory. -

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