Furnishes chairside assistance to a dentist in the performance of dental procedures; under general supervision perform related clinical-support duties such as cleaning and sterilizing dental instruments and equipment, and preparing restorative and other materials for dental treatment of patients; makes appointments, maintains dental records; retracts tongue and cheeks-from area of operation; and performs other related duties as assigned. Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct qualified transportation expenses (i.e. eligible parking fees, monthly bus passes for TheBus, fare coupons for The Handi-Van, Vanpool Hawaii participation fee, etc.) through pre-tax payroll deductions.