Dental Assistant- Foothills Pediatric Dentistry

If you are passionate about dentistry with a focus on customer service and teamwork -- we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team. We are a well established pediatric dental practice with competitive pay.

An incredible opportunity for the right person, who is self motivated, part of a team, committed to excellent patient care, compassionate, and has excellent verbal skills.

We are happy to share an exciting opportunity for a Dental Assistant! We are looking for a dedicated Dental Assistant with a can-do attitude, a proactive nature, a strong sense of ownership and integrity, interest in building their skills, and a desire to grow long-term with us.

Are you compassionate and detail-oriented? Do you enjoy working with children? Our team is looking for Dental assistant. This person should be able to speak with and educate our patients and their parents. Be able to take x-rays and perform prophy’s on all ages of children.

Responsibilities:

• Follow sterilization guidelines of the dental office.
• Take and develop dental x-rays.
• Prepare patient for treatment.
• Greet patients, take them to treatment rooms, and prepare them for appointments with dentists.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and equipment.
• Keep records of patient data and dental treatments.
• Preparing patients for dental work.
• Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
• Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
• Assisting Dentist with procedures when necessary.
• Providing great patient care.
• Recording treatment information in patient records.
• Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
• Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
• Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Caring for dental equipment.
• Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.

• At least 1 year of dental assisting experience is preferred
• be self-motivated, organized, and have a positive attitude
• possess great understanding of dental terminology
• have excellent communication and written skills
• have excellent public relations skills
• work well with patients and team
• be experienced in delivering high-level customer service
• Committed to the position arriving on time daily and staying late as needed.