Family Health Center's Dental Day of Caring is an entire day of FREE dental services for uninsured residents in Kalamazoo County.
Dental support technicians or dental assistant students (clinical position) to provide sterilization technician support in the dental lab during the event. Year 1 dental hygiene students may also be able to assist in this position, depending on training.
This position involves the comprehensive sterilization of dental instruments.
Responsibilities include:
- Disinfecting sharp instruments containing bodily fluids
- Loading instruments into the steam sterilization system for cleaning
- Unloading and packaging instruments for future use
- Ensuring instruments are properly sterilized according to protocols
Please be aware that this position includes sharps instruments that contain bodily fluids
Dental Day of Caring T-Shirts will be provided. Submit T-Shirt size here: Family Health Center- DDOC Volunteer T-Shirts Form 2026 – Fill out form