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Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://www.augusta.edu/about/mission.php make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

The University System of Georgia https://www.usg.edu/hr/orientation/welcome_to_the_board_of_regents_university_system_office is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Augusta University

Our Health Sciences Campus:

1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus:

2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, we provide dental education to the next generation of professionals by offering hands-on education through innovative research, patient care, and service. Join other dental providers to improve the oral health of Georgia and beyond. The DCG was founded to provide the people of Georgia with quality dental care by educating students in dentistry. As a patient, you have the option to receive treatment in one of our three different practice models consisting of student clinics, resident care, or in the faculty practice. All dental treatments can be completed by the specialists in our facility. We also serve patients in more than 20 clinics across Georgia.

The Dental Assistant II provides fully proficient chairside and clinical support across assigned general and specialty dental areas with limited supervision. Independently prepares and supports patient-care procedures, anticipates provider needs, manages routine clinical workflow, radiography, documentation, operatory readiness, and patient flow, and exercises sound judgment in resolving routine equipment, supply, and operational issues. The Dental Assistant II adapts to differing faculty and resident techniques, demonstrates proficiency across assigned disciplines, and provides guidance and peer support to less-experienced dental assistants and trainees. Specific assignments may vary based on clinic needs, operational priorities, patient-care requirements, and demonstrated competency.

The duties include, but are not limited to:

• Independently provides comprehensive chairside and clinical support for general and specialty dental procedures; anticipates provider needs; prepares instruments, equipment, and materials; assists with four-handed dentistry, suction, retraction, isolation, instrumentation, and material preparation; and exercises independent judgment in routine clinical-support situations.
• Supports complex restorative, prosthodontic, endodontic, periodontic, oral surgery, implant, orthodontic, pediatric, emergency, and other assigned procedures within training, demonstrated competency, and authorized scope.
• Independently organizes procedural setups, materials, radiography, documentation, patient flow, and operatory turnover for assigned clinics.
• Troubleshoots routine equipment, supply, workflow, and instrument-processing issues and escalates non-routine problems appropriately.
• Demonstrates proficiency across assigned specialties and adapts to differing faculty/resident techniques and clinical preferences.
• Assists with orientation and peer support for newer DAs and internal trainees; reinforces established DCG clinical procedures and standards.
• Participates in expanded duties/functions when appropriately trained, credentialed, authorized, and relevant to the assigned clinical area.
• Perform all other job-related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements

High school diploma or GED from a recognized state or Federal accrediting organization; and one of the following:

• Completion of a recognized dental assisting certificate program and one (1) year of dental assisting experience;
• Graduation from a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)-accredited dental assisting program and one (1) year of dental assisting experience;
• Current DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) credential
• Two (2) years of experience in dental assisting.

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Radiation Health and Safety or Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification Examination (DAANCE).

KNOWLEDGE
Thorough working knowledge of dental terminology, instruments, materials, infection control, radiography, documentation, and clinical assisting practices across general dentistry and assigned specialties.

SKILLS
Proficiency in four-handed dentistry, procedural setup, radiography, materials, patient management, operatory turnover, routine equipment/workflow troubleshooting, and adaptation to differing provider techniques.

ABILITIES
Ability to independently organize and perform routine clinical-support activities, anticipate provider needs, prioritize competing demands, exercise sound judgment, resolve routine workflow/equipment issues, and provide guidance to less-experienced staff.

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.

Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Augusta University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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