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Dental Assistant, Grade 14

About the Position

“Please note: The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $53,567 to $79,227, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.”

DENTAL ASSISTANT

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that meets the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe the health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Montgomery County Public Health Dental Program provides essential oral health services to residents, focusing on improving dental health and preventing oral diseases. The program provides dental services, oral education, and outreach initiatives through collaborations with community partners targeting low-income and underserved populations. We aim to enhance community health strategies and ensure access to dental care, ultimately fostering better overall health outcomes for the county residents in need.

What You'll Be Doing

Dental Assistants play an important role in our organization by providing clinical assistance to dental providers and providing primary dental care. Dental Assistants are responsible for providing patient education to clients; passing instruments and medications to medical professionals; keeping treatment areas clear; assisting during procedures; charting and documenting medical history and medications; and providing education to clients regarding procedures and post-procedure instructions. Core duties include, but are not limited to:

Place, expose, and process intraoral radiographs.
Monitor and implement effective infection control techniques and hazardous materials guidelines.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain instruments and equipment.
Provide technical support to the dental team in entering clinic data into electronic dental records and clinic statistics forms.
Maintain dental supplies in the clinic by keeping inventory and ordering supplies as necessary.
Assist in scheduling appointments, maintain client records, and coordinate dental services.
Perform other job-related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience: One (1) year of experience as a Dental Assistant with clinical practice in dental patient care.
Education: Completion of high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland.
Equivalency: Proof of completion of a Dental Assistant Program will be accepted in lieu of the experience requirement

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certification in Radiation Technology to include an approved course of at least two (2) hours of infection control with OSHA protocol.
Possession and maintenance of an American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) or American Red Cross CPR for Professional Rescuers at the time of hire.
Candidates will be required to provide a registration card upon application, verifying they are on the Maryland Board of Dental Examiners’ roster as a Dental Assistant, and continuation in the classification requires maintenance of this registration.

Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.

LICENSE: Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class "C" (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant's state of residence.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

Preferred Criteria:

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevance of training, and experience in the following areas:

Experience working in a public health dental setting
Experience working in a dental setting with all age groups (children and adults)
Experience and ability to assist with a variety of dental procedures (basic restorative, root canals, extractions)
Basic computer skills/experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Electronic Medical Record systems
Multilingual language skills

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

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