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POSITION: Dental Assistant DEPARTMENT: Macon County Public Health Grade: 23 Starting Salary: $32,268.04

**This position also qualifies for Recruitment and Retention Pay of an additional $2.00 for actual regular hours worked through October 20, 2024 or a maximum of $14,000.00, whichever comes first. The Recruitment and Retention pay is received on six month intervals ending in April and October.

Position Number: 51100055 Closing Date: Until Filled

GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK The primary purpose for this position is to coordinate the dental program including public relations, community outreach, and school coordination. This position provides management support as needed at the child dental clinic operated by Macon County Public Health, as well as support to the department where assigned/needed. This position also serves as a Dental Assistant as needed in Child Dental Clinic. Position entails dental assistant work including, but not limited to: assisting dental provider, developing and mounting X-rays, maintaining dental equipment and supplies, sterilization, inventory control, providing education to clients, and other related duties. May also include verbal and written instructions to patients, family, health care staff, schools and other groups in basic oral hygiene; may maintain records and recall lists, answer phone and enter appropriate data into patient electronic dental record.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of dental equipment, instruments, and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of dental office business procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of preparation methods and dental materials.
• Ability to maintain records, inventories, and patient histories.
• Ability to deal tactfully with patients.
• Ability to observe, evaluate, and report required information pertaining to a dental or dental assistant student.
• Ability to orient dental and dental assistant students, other health care personnel, and patients.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Completion of a dental assistant program from an appropriately accredited institution
• ANDone year of on the-job training as a dental assistant and required x-ray training when needed;
• OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum Education and Experience for a Trainee Appointment - High school or General Educational Development diploma.

Credit for service in a previous occupation substantially similar

to the posted job will be taken into consideration

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Valid driver's license

HOW TO APPLY:

• Applicants must register with NCWorks at www.ncworks.gov .
• Please submit a PD-107 application, found online at www.maconnc.org
• Applications must include ALLvalid contact information.No applications are accepted at Macon County Human Resources
• Completed Applications may be submitted toMacon County NCWorksCareer Center, 5 West Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734 or e-mailed to: MaconCounty@ncworks.gov

MACON COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/ADA EMPLOYER