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Dental Assistant roles qualify for CPT when your program requires hands-on clinical training as part of the curriculum. Your DSO must authorize each position before you start, and the work must directly connect to your dental assisting or health sciences coursework. Many practices hire CPT students for chair-side, sterilization, and radiography duties.
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Community Health Centers of America is searching for a compassionate, organized and knowledgeable Registered Dental Assistant to join their dental clinic team in Sacramento in a part-time position supporting our mobile dental services in contracted skilled nursing facilities. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to providing top-tier care for every member of our community.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The RDA will assist dentists in a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties, ensuring efficient patient flow and exceptional care. This position involves performing expanded functions permitted under California's BPC Section 1752.4, including coronal polishing, sealant application, and temporary crown fabrication, in accordance with HRSA guidelines. The RDA supports the operational delivery of mobile dental services across skilled nursing facilities (SNF). This role is responsible for ensuring that equipment, instruments, supplies, and site readiness requirements are consistently met prior to service delivery. This role plays a key role in maintaining organized workflows, supporting infection control standards, managing inventory systems, and ensuring that mobile dental teams are properly equipped and prepared for each visit.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical and Expanded Functions Under California's BPC Section 1752.4: The RDA is responsible for performing the following duties as part of comprehensive patient care:
- Chairside Assistance: Provide chairside assistance as needed, setting up instruments, supporting the dentist, and ensuring all infection control and safety protocols are followed.
- Mouth-Mirror Inspections: Conduct mouth-mirror inspections to chart lesions, restorations, and missing teeth for dentist review.
- Coronal Polishing: Polish coronal surfaces of teeth to remove plaque and stains, preparing them for further treatment.
- Sealant Application: Apply pit and fissure sealants to prevent decay, ensuring proper isolation and adherence techniques.
- Provisional Crowns: Fabricate, adjust, cement, and remove temporary crowns, including stainless steel crowns as provisional restorations.
- Bleaching Agent Application: Apply and activate bleaching agents using non-laser lightcuring devices for cosmetic treatments.
- Caries Detection: Use automated caries detection devices to assist the dentist in gathering diagnostic information.
- Radiographic Imaging: Capture and process high-quality dental radiographs (x-rays) in accordance with state guidelines, ensuring all images are accurately documented in eClinicalWorks (eCW).
- Additional Expanded Functions: Place and remove post-extraction and periodontal dressings; adjust dentures extra-orally; dry endodontic canals using paper points; place ligature ties and archwires, and remove orthodontic bands (following additional training if required).
Patient Preparation and Education
- Patient Preparation: Prepare patients for treatment by reviewing health histories, explaining procedures, and ensuring patient comfort throughout their visit.
- Oral Health Education: Educate patients on oral hygiene practices, dietary recommendations, and post-procedure care to support long-term oral health.
- Post-Procedure Instructions: Provide clear and empathetic aftercare instructions, answering any patient questions and ensuring they understand follow-up care.
Infection Control and Safety Compliance
- Sterilization and Disinfection: Adhere to strict infection control protocols, including sterilizing instruments and disinfection of treatment areas, to prevent cross-contamination.
- OSHA Compliance: Follow OSHA and HRSA standards to ensure a safe environment for both patients and staff, including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Administrative and Documentation Support
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Management: Accurately document patient records, procedures, and follow-up instructions in eClinicalWorks (eCW), ensuring HIPAA compliance.
- Sliding Fee Scale Program Support: Assist with patient intake and eligibility verification for the sliding fee scale program, ensuring compliance with FQHC standards.
- SNF Practice Coordination: Coordinate operational readiness, maintain instruments and supplies, monitor inventories, coordinate schedules and logistics.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Current California RDA license
- Coronal Polishing and Dental Sealants certification
- Completion of California Dental Practice Act and Infection Control training
- Radiation Safety certification or completion of an approved radiation safety course
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- 1 year of experience as an RDA, ideally within a community health or FQHC setting
- Familiarity with eClinicalWorks (eCW) or similar EHR systems
- Strong understanding of dental procedures, instruments, and terminology for effective support in clinical and expanded functions
- Experience working in a nursing or long-term care facility preferred
- Experience working with a mobile clinic preferred
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide culturally sensitive care to a diverse patient population
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple clinical tasks efficiently and adapt to changing environments
- Language Skills: Bilingual in English and Spanish, Farsi, Dari, Pashto, or Russian preferred to better serve our diverse patient base.
- Driver's License: Valid California driver's license and proof of auto insurance if travel is required for clinic duties.
- Health and Immunization Clearances: Compliance with California Department of Public Health requirements.
PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT
Busy dental clinic setting with high patient interaction.
Physical Demands: Frequent standing, walking, and use of hands to handle or feel instruments. Must occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Requires specific vision and hearing abilities for patient care and communication.
PAY
$25.00 - $30.00 per hour
BENEFITS
- 401(k)
- Employee assistance program
- Paid sick time
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
- What languages do you speak fluently?
- Are you seeking part-time work? What days and hours are you available for work?
Experience
- RDA: 1 year (Preferred)
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION
- X-Ray Certification (Required)
- Registered Dental Assistant license (Required)
WILLINGNESS TO TRAVEL
- 25% (Required)
WORK LOCATION
In person
INTRODUCTION
Community Health Centers of America is searching for a compassionate, organized and knowledgeable Registered Dental Assistant to join their dental clinic team in Sacramento in a part-time position supporting our mobile dental services in contracted skilled nursing facilities. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to providing top-tier care for every member of our community.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The RDA will assist dentists in a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties, ensuring efficient patient flow and exceptional care. This position involves performing expanded functions permitted under California's BPC Section 1752.4, including coronal polishing, sealant application, and temporary crown fabrication, in accordance with HRSA guidelines. The RDA supports the operational delivery of mobile dental services across skilled nursing facilities (SNF). This role is responsible for ensuring that equipment, instruments, supplies, and site readiness requirements are consistently met prior to service delivery. This role plays a key role in maintaining organized workflows, supporting infection control standards, managing inventory systems, and ensuring that mobile dental teams are properly equipped and prepared for each visit.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical and Expanded Functions Under California's BPC Section 1752.4: The RDA is responsible for performing the following duties as part of comprehensive patient care:
- Chairside Assistance: Provide chairside assistance as needed, setting up instruments, supporting the dentist, and ensuring all infection control and safety protocols are followed.
- Mouth-Mirror Inspections: Conduct mouth-mirror inspections to chart lesions, restorations, and missing teeth for dentist review.
- Coronal Polishing: Polish coronal surfaces of teeth to remove plaque and stains, preparing them for further treatment.
- Sealant Application: Apply pit and fissure sealants to prevent decay, ensuring proper isolation and adherence techniques.
- Provisional Crowns: Fabricate, adjust, cement, and remove temporary crowns, including stainless steel crowns as provisional restorations.
- Bleaching Agent Application: Apply and activate bleaching agents using non-laser lightcuring devices for cosmetic treatments.
- Caries Detection: Use automated caries detection devices to assist the dentist in gathering diagnostic information.
- Radiographic Imaging: Capture and process high-quality dental radiographs (x-rays) in accordance with state guidelines, ensuring all images are accurately documented in eClinicalWorks (eCW).
- Additional Expanded Functions: Place and remove post-extraction and periodontal dressings; adjust dentures extra-orally; dry endodontic canals using paper points; place ligature ties and archwires, and remove orthodontic bands (following additional training if required).
Patient Preparation and Education
- Patient Preparation: Prepare patients for treatment by reviewing health histories, explaining procedures, and ensuring patient comfort throughout their visit.
- Oral Health Education: Educate patients on oral hygiene practices, dietary recommendations, and post-procedure care to support long-term oral health.
- Post-Procedure Instructions: Provide clear and empathetic aftercare instructions, answering any patient questions and ensuring they understand follow-up care.
Infection Control and Safety Compliance
- Sterilization and Disinfection: Adhere to strict infection control protocols, including sterilizing instruments and disinfection of treatment areas, to prevent cross-contamination.
- OSHA Compliance: Follow OSHA and HRSA standards to ensure a safe environment for both patients and staff, including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Administrative and Documentation Support
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Management: Accurately document patient records, procedures, and follow-up instructions in eClinicalWorks (eCW), ensuring HIPAA compliance.
- Sliding Fee Scale Program Support: Assist with patient intake and eligibility verification for the sliding fee scale program, ensuring compliance with FQHC standards.
- SNF Practice Coordination: Coordinate operational readiness, maintain instruments and supplies, monitor inventories, coordinate schedules and logistics.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Current California RDA license
- Coronal Polishing and Dental Sealants certification
- Completion of California Dental Practice Act and Infection Control training
- Radiation Safety certification or completion of an approved radiation safety course
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- 1 year of experience as an RDA, ideally within a community health or FQHC setting
- Familiarity with eClinicalWorks (eCW) or similar EHR systems
- Strong understanding of dental procedures, instruments, and terminology for effective support in clinical and expanded functions
- Experience working in a nursing or long-term care facility preferred
- Experience working with a mobile clinic preferred
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide culturally sensitive care to a diverse patient population
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple clinical tasks efficiently and adapt to changing environments
- Language Skills: Bilingual in English and Spanish, Farsi, Dari, Pashto, or Russian preferred to better serve our diverse patient base.
- Driver's License: Valid California driver's license and proof of auto insurance if travel is required for clinic duties.
- Health and Immunization Clearances: Compliance with California Department of Public Health requirements.
PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT
Busy dental clinic setting with high patient interaction.
Physical Demands: Frequent standing, walking, and use of hands to handle or feel instruments. Must occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Requires specific vision and hearing abilities for patient care and communication.
PAY
$25.00 - $30.00 per hour
BENEFITS
- 401(k)
- Employee assistance program
- Paid sick time
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
- What languages do you speak fluently?
- Are you seeking part-time work? What days and hours are you available for work?
Experience
- RDA: 1 year (Preferred)
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION
- X-Ray Certification (Required)
- Registered Dental Assistant license (Required)
WILLINGNESS TO TRAVEL
- 25% (Required)
WORK LOCATION
In person
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Get Access To All JobsDental Assistant CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Dental Assistant jobs qualify for CPT authorization?
Yes, if your dental assisting or health sciences program formally requires clinical or externship hours as part of the curriculum. Your DSO must confirm the position is integral to your coursework, and the employer's written job description must align with the training objectives listed in your program requirements. Elective or self-arranged work placements typically don't qualify.
Can I work full-time as a Dental Assistant on CPT?
Full-time CPT is permitted but comes with a significant consequence: if you accumulate 12 or more months of full-time CPT across your entire F-1 enrollment, you lose all OPT eligibility after graduation, per USCIS policy. Part-time CPT, which is fewer than 20 hours per week, doesn't affect OPT. Dental programs with year-long externships should plan accordingly with their DSO.
What documents does a dental practice need from me for CPT?
You'll need to provide your current I-20 with the CPT authorization endorsement, your F-1 visa, and your passport. The practice will use these to complete the I-9 employment eligibility verification. Some practices enrolled in E-Verify will also run an electronic check. Bring a copy of your DSO's authorization letter in case the office manager needs to confirm the CPT terms.
How do I find dental practices that have hired CPT students before?
Search Migrate Mate to identify dental employers with a documented history of filing work authorizations for clinical and dental assisting roles. Practices already familiar with international student onboarding move faster through the hiring process and are less likely to back out after learning you need CPT authorization. Your school's career center may also maintain a list of approved clinical sites.
Does CPT as a Dental Assistant count toward state licensure or DANB certification hours?
It depends on your state's dental board and the DANB pathway you're pursuing. Many states accept supervised CPT clinical hours toward the hands-on experience requirement, but the supervision must be documented by a licensed dentist or dental hygienist. Request a written training agreement from your employer at the start of your CPT placement that specifies your supervisor's credentials and the procedures you'll be performing.
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