DENTAL ASSISTANT 2

MS506 $27,269 - $49,067
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 06/23/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide chair-side assistance to a licensed dentist.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a licensed dentist.

Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS, however, the agency must ensure compliance with the regulations of the Louisiana Board of Dentistry as applicable to Dental Assistants.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May provide guidance to dental students and lower-level Dental Assistants.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Dental Assistant 1 by the presence of experienced-level duties.

Differs from Dental Assistant 3 by the absence of advanced-level duties.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Performs routine dental assisting duties under general supervision, as well as the following experienced-level duties:

Assists a licensed dentist in restorative treatments by removing cement from dental restorations and appliances with hand instruments.

Provides suctioning, instrument transfer, and isolation techniques during procedures.

Places or removes pre-formed crowns or bands for determining size.

Makes preliminary study model impressions and opposing model impressions.

Removes sutures, post-extraction dressings, and surgical ligature ties.

Assists in the supervision and training of dental students and dental assistants by demonstrating routine chair-side procedures.

Monitors sterilizers to verify that they are working properly; sets up instrument trays for surgery.

Labels radiographs and maintains a filing system.

Observes patients in the recovery area after surgery.

Maintains supply levels in operating rooms, recovery rooms, and dental laboratories.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
One year of experience or training as a dental assistant or dental hygienist.