Looking for a dental position where your talent truly stands out? Step into a role with real purpose at the Fort Duchesne PHS Indian Health Center in Fort Duchesne, UT. As a Full-Time Contract Dental Assistant, you’ll be part of a fun, supportive dental team committed to exceptional patient care. Each day offers the opportunity to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact in the community. Enjoy a steady schedule, competitive pay, and a workplace that genuinely values your skill and dedication.
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (No weekends or holidays)
Compensation: Competitive pay with a full benefits package (PTO, paid holidays)
Environment: Friendly, collaborative dental team serving both adult and pediatric patients
Location: Fort Duchesne PHS Indian Health Center – Dental Clinic
Job Duties:
The Dental Assistant will support providers and patients in the Dental Clinic by performing chairside assisting and restorative support functions. Duties include:
• Anticipating dentists' needs for instruments, materials, and patient care
• Placing and finishing routine and complex restorations (alloy and composite)
• Fabricating and placing temporary crowns and bridges, taking preliminary impressions, pouring and trimming models, and fabricating custom trays/bite rims
• Exposing, processing, and mounting intra- and extra-oral radiographs
• Performing oral prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, sealants, and use of ultrasonic scaler/hand instruments
• Providing post-treatment instructions and patient education on home care and disease prevention
• Training and guiding junior dental assistants
• Ordering/stocking supplies, sterilizing instruments, and maintaining clinic cleanliness and equipment
Qualifications:
• Experience as a Dental Assistant in a clinical setting (adult and pediatric care)
• Knowledge of infection control, sterilization, and dental lab techniques
• Ability to perform chairside assisting, radiographs, and restorative procedures
• Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills
Additional Duties:
Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.
Indian Preference Exercised:
Prairie Band, LLC is subject to Title 22: Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. In accordance with Title 22, this position is designated as a TIER 2 position. Preference will be given to individuals to the extent required pursuant to Section 22-2-4(B).
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In 2010, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation took an affirmative step towards long-term economic stability by creating Prairie Band, LLC a wholly-owned holding company. The purpose was to diversify, manage and expand economic interests of the Nation beyond the realm of Indian gaming. In mid-2011, Prairie Band, LLC was granted initial funding, and began its targeted focus. Today’s actions will become tomorrow’s history and Prairie Band, LLC is doing its part to ensure a promising future for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Headquartered on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Reservation, our shared services team provides a wide range of services that support the Prairie Band, LLC family of companies. Our shared services team is utilized by Prairie Band subsidiaries to maximize efficiencies and effectiveness. The team maintains responsibility for general administrative support, human resources, network and communication systems, physical facilities, marketing, legal, and financial support functions. The shared services team is involved in identifying and planning for the changing needs of the organization, shares responsibility with the appropriate senior managers for strategic planning, and contributes to cost-effective management throughout the organization.
The Prairie Band, LLC mission is to utilize its various economic and legal advantages to expand and diversify the economic portfolio of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN). With the ultimate goal of Tribal economic self-sufficiency, Prairie Band, LLC adheres to the following core principles: respect the past, capitalize on current opportunities and create a stable economic future for the Nation.
