Lead Dental Assistant

Summary The Lead Dental Assistant works with the supervisor or Chief Dental Service at the SLC VAHCS to monitor and make work assignments, provide input on performance, resolve daily workplace issues, and maintain efficient flow of patient care; may approve brief periods of leave, provide training to staff dental assistants, students and/or trainees; may recommend special advancements and promotions, disciplinary actions, etc. Responsibilities Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Assignments at this level include but are not limited to: Provides instruction to other assistants in achieving diagnostic quality radiographs Provides instruction in maintenance of all dental service equipment Provides primary support to the chief for the daily delivery of department programs, reporting, staffing and scheduling Coordinates the patients' care plans to reduce redundancies and delay in patient treatment May perform ancillary assignments, including program management duties on an occasio...

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