Dental Assistant 3 - Rutledge Tower Maxillofacial

Job Description Summary

About Us

The MUSC Health Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Division bridges medicine and dentistry through collaborative patient care, research, and teaching. Our clinic is part of MUSC's Head and Neck Cancer Program and provides specialized care for patients affected by head and neck cancer, trauma, and craniofacial conditions.

Our team is dedicated to helping patients restore function, confidence, and quality of life through highly specialized maxillofacial prosthetic care.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000761 CHS - Surgery - Maxillofacial (RT)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-24

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Sign-on Bonus Available!

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Day, M-F No Weekends No Holidays

About the Role

As a Dental Assistant III, you will work alongside dentists, prosthodontists, residents, faculty, and other members of a highly specialized multidisciplinary team. You'll provide chairside clinical support while developing expertise in the unique care of patients with complex head and neck conditions.

This is an opportunity to do more than traditional dental assisting. Our team works with patients who may be recovering from cancer treatment, trauma, or craniofacial conditions and may need assistance restoring their ability to speak, swallow, eat, chew, or feel confident in their appearance.

Our patients often continue their relationship with the clinic for many years, allowing you to see the long-term impact of the care you help provide and build meaningful relationships with the people you serve.

What Makes This Role Different?

You'll have the opportunity to learn and support specialized areas of care, including:

• Maxillofacial and intraoral prosthetics
• Oral oncology and head and neck cancer care
• Implant prosthetics
• Nasoalveolar molding appliances
• Specialized patient care following surgery or cancer treatment
• Assistance with surgical cases in the operating room
• Clinical and laboratory support for complex prosthetic treatment

You will become part of a team helping patients regain important functions and quality of life following some of the most challenging medical experiences.

What You'll Do

• Provide chairside dental assistance to dentists, residents, and faculty.
• Prepare and maintain treatment areas, instruments, equipment, and supplies.
• Assist with complex dental and maxillofacial procedures and treatment plans.
• Provide clinical support throughout patient visits and procedures.
• Assist with specialized prosthetic and laboratory procedures.
• Support providers during surgical cases, including procedures performed in the operating room.
• Obtain and document patient information and assist with diagnostic imaging, including dental radiographs.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation and follow established clinical and safety standards.
• Provide compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals and families navigating cancer, trauma, and complex craniofacial conditions.
• Support the team in maintaining an efficient, safe, and welcoming clinical environment.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma and completion of an ADA-accredited dental assisting program with 3 years of dental assisting experience,

OR

• High school diploma with 5 years of dental assisting experience.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• Successful completion of the South Carolina LLR and Board of Dentistry-approved Radiation Safety certification course and examination.
  

Why Join Us?

At MUSC Health, you'll have the opportunity to build specialized skills while working alongside experts in maxillofacial prosthodontics, oral oncology, and head and neck care.

Most importantly, you'll be part of a team whose work directly helps patients regain function, confidence, and quality of life after cancer, trauma, and complex craniofacial conditions.

If you're an experienced Dental Assistant looking for an opportunity to grow beyond traditional dental assisting and make a lasting impact on patients' lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Physical Requirements: Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent) Ability to perform “pinching” operations. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent) Examples include: To transfer a 100 lb. patient that can not assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous) Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent) Ability to work overtime as required. (Frequent) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) (Selected Positions) *Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous) (Selected Positions)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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