DENTAL ASSISTANT - 64002285

Requisition No: 881799 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: DENTAL ASSISTANT - 64002285

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64002285 

Salary:  $34,760 - $41,600 

Posting Closing Date: 09/01/2026 

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Job posting category (Open Competitive)

Your Specific Responsibilities:

The Incumbent, an employee of the Florida Department of Health in Putnam County, works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, County, and community efforts.  The incumbent is expected to promote Innovation by searching for creative solutions and managing resources wisely.  They are expected to collaborate through teamwork to achieve common goals and solve problems. The incumbent is expected to be accountable and perform with integrity and respect. They are expected to be responsive by serving our customers and engaging our partners.  Finally, the incumbent is expected to perform with excellence by promoting quality outcomes through learning and continuous performance.  This is a Dental Assistant position located at the Putnam County Health Department and functions under the supervision of the Dentist. The Public Health Dental Assistant provides clinical and administrative support within the fixed dental clinic, ensuring efficient operations and high-quality dental care. The role emphasizes serving pediatric clients and supports the delivery of preventive, restorative, and educational dental services. The Dental Assistant upholds public health principles, infection control standards, and patient-centered care in all clinical activities.

Assists the Dentist/Dental Hygienist in all phases of dentistry, by utilizing current concepts of four-handed dentistry, to increase productivity, reduce client stress, and improve quality of dental care. Incumbent will ensure all dental forms (e.g., consent, health history, and other relevant treatment documentation) are available, completed, signed, and organized for the Dentist before and after the clinical visit. Incumbent will perform and record vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration), and informs Dentist/Dental Hygienist of vitals, prior to the start of each visit. Incumbent may mix and assist with preparing various restorative and impression materials, waxes, and resin products, as directed by the dentist. Incumbent performs dental radiographs of patient, ensuring that all radiographs are of diagnostic quality, and compliance and guidelines are maintained, at all times. Incumbent will use provided client barriers, for means of infection prevention, and then disinfects all x-ray equipment after each use. Incumbent provides relief during absences/vacancies, as required, to ensure continuity of dental treatment for chair-side, back-office and front-office duties. Incumbent will prepare, organize, and maintain dental instruments, supplies, and equipment, according to sterilization and infection control protocols. Incumbent will document charting, notes, and treatment information in electronic dental records system, as directed by licensed providers. Incumbent will accurately enter all services provided into the electronic health record for billing. Incumbent will learn and implement behavior guidance techniques appropriate for pediatric patients, to support comfort and safety during procedures. Incumbent is responsible for setting up and breaking down dental trays and supplies for each operatory, as needed during day-to-day operations, ensuring readiness and adherence to safety protocols. Incumbent presoaks, cleans, and decontaminates, rinses, dries, bags, wraps, or packages, sterilizes, and properly stores all dental instruments, tools, and hand pieces, while completing the sterilization process, and performing spore tests, as required. Incumbent processes the sample through the incubation process, for analysis, and maintains a log with test dates and results of analysis.   Properly disposes of bio-hazardous, dental waste materials (e.g., extracted teeth, bone, tissue, blood-soaked gauze, used dental sharps). Follows the manufacturer’s recommendations when using, cleaning, and maintaining dental vacuum systems; lubricates hand pieces before and after sterilization, and uses, cleans, and maintains dental sterilizations units.

Maintains (e.g., stocks, restocks, orders, and inventories) dental supplies e.g., local anesthetic, gauze, cotton rolls, filling materials, needles, patient bibs) and ensure supplies are readily available for the Dentist/Dental Hygienist. Incumbent will complete inventory sheets & requisition forms, through MFMP, under the direction of the Dentist or Director of Nursing, Clin