Oral Surgery Assistant Jobs in Pennsylvania
Aid oral surgeons as required during and surrounding the time of treatment. Oral surgery assistants are typically responsible for directly supporting surgeons to ensure that procedures run smoothly. They sterilize instruments, administer topical anesthetics, and manage equipment such as suction hoses to keep the patient’s mouth dry and workable. They also provide education on proper dental care before and after the procedure.
Oral surgery assistants may additionally be responsible for office tasks, such as scheduling appointments and arranging billing/payment. Because many of their duties involve interaction with oral surgeons and patients, they need to have strong interpersonal skills.
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- Bethlehem, PA
- 10 days ago
Specialty Dental Assistant - Oral Surgery - Full Time - Sign On Bonus
- Lancaster, PA
- 12 days ago
- Honesdale, PA
- 14 days ago
- Enola, PA
- 30+ days ago
Demographic Data for Pennsylvania
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Licensing / Certification
Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Oral Surgery Assistant positions.
Highest Education Level
- Vocational Degree or Certification (33.2%)
- High School or GED (25.3%)
- Associate's Degree (15.9%)
- Bachelor's Degree (14.8%)
- Doctorate Degree (5.3%)
- Some College (3.1%)
- Master's Degree (1.7%)
- Some High School (0.7%)
Average Work Experience
- Less than 1 year (48.4%)
- 1-2 years (27.4%)
- None (13.1%)
- 10+ years (11.2%)
Qualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Oral Surgery Assistant position
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- Basic Life Support
- Bilingual
- Bone Grafting
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Chairside Assisting
- Communication Skills
- Computer Skills
- Customer Service
- Dental Implants
- Dental Prophylaxis
- Dental Terminology
- Dentrix
- Dentures
- Endodontics
- English
- Expanded Functions
- Flexibility
- Four-Handed Dentistry
- Health Care
- Healthcare Management
- High School Diploma
- Infection Control
- Instrument Sterilization
- Inventory Management
- IV Sedation
- Local Anesthesia
- Long-Term Disability
- Management
- Medical Insurance
- Medical Terminology
- Multitasking
- Nitrous Oxide
- Open Dental
- Oral Hygiene Instruction
- Oral Surgery
- Organization
- Patient Care
- Patient Charting
- Patient Satisfaction
- Periodontics
- Policy Administration
- Scheduling
- Staff Supervision
- Sterilization
- Suctioning
- Surgery
- Surgical Assisting
- Surgical Extractions
- Training and Development
- X-Rays
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