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thundermist

Dental Assistant - Per Diem

West Warwick, RI

$17.25 - $22.50/hr

Sterilize dental instruments and maintain infection-control standards. Documentation & Patient Care ... Schedule & Locations This is a Per Diem Dental Assistant position available at our Thundermist ...

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Dental Infection Prevention & Control Manager

CommUnityCare Health Centers

Austin, TX • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 11 days ago

Job description

The Dental IPC Manager is responsible for the coordination, implementation, and oversight of infection prevention and control initiatives across all dental services. The role supports continuous surveillance, policy enforcement, education, and quality improvement efforts to reduce infection risk in dental settings, in alignment with CDC, ADA, and state dental board guidance. The Dental IPC Manager collaborates closely with dental clinical leaders, practice managers, dental assistants/hygienists, environmental services, and quality teams to ensure regulatory compliance and uphold a culture of safety and prevention in dental care.


  • Manages the daily operations of the dental IPC Program.
  • Maintains and updates the Dental IPC Manual, including policies/SOPs for hand hygiene, PPE, instrument
    reprocessing, dental unit waterlines, environmental cleaning, and safe injection practices.
  • Conducts dentalspecific Infection Prevention Risk Assessments (IPRAs) for each service area and updates them at
    least annually or when services change.
  • Ensures that dental personnel involved in infection control activities (including sterilization and reprocessing) are
    appropriately trained and competent; coordinates ongoing surveillance of established practices.
  • Performs direct competency assessments of dental Infection Control Trainers and Competency Reviewers/Auditors.
  • Supports standardization of dental infection control practices across all sites, including instrument flow, packaging,
    sterilization, storage, and documentation, in collaboration with Central Sterilization.
  • Monitors and evaluates biological indicator results, sterilizer performance, and dental unit waterline quality;
    initiates corrective actions for any failures or breaches.
  • Identifies, investigates, and documents suspected dentalassociated infections, sterilization failures, or IPC
    breaches; leads or supports rootcause analyses and remediation plans.
  • Provides infection prevention orientation and ongoing in-service education for dental providers, hygienists,
    assistants, and support staff as needed.
  • Serves as a resource for dental teams and leaders on all IPCrelated questions, including device IFUs, product
    selection, and regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborates with Employee Health on dental staff exposures and communicable disease issues and with
  • IPC/Quality on organizational surveillance and reporting.
  • Prepares and maintains documentation needed for internal audits, accreditation, and regulatory surveys related to
    dental infection control.
  • Participates in and/or leads committees related to dental infection control, sterilization, and patient safety as
    directed.
  • Supports IP team with additional assignments as needed.

Education Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree (higher degree accepted) in Dental Hygiene - Preferred (or)
  • Bachelor's Degree (higher degree accepted) in Nursing, Public Health or Microbiology - Required (or)
  • High School Diploma or equivalent (higher degree accepted) with completion of a Registered Dental Assistant Program or equivalent RDA credential & Dental Infection Prevention Certificate - Required

Work Experience:

  • 3 years of dental clinical practice experience - Required

Licenses & Certifications:

  • Registered Dental Hygienist License - Required Upon Hire (or)
  • Registered Dental Assistant License - Required Upon Hire (and)
  • Certified in Infection Control (CIC) - Required within 6 months of Hire

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