Dental Clinical Assistant

Dental Assistant

We are looking to grow our team! Seeking for someone who is enthusiastic about the dental field and dedicated to taking care of the needs of our patients.

Dental Assistant Duties Checklist:

• Supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials.
• Performs procedures in compliance.
• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Readies patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, draping patient, and taking digital radiographs.
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Assembles instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area, positioning instruments for dentist’s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
• Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth.
• Pouring, trimming, polishing study casts, occlusal guards, and whitening trays.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records and working closely with the Dr to provide accurate treatment plans.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Open to contribute to team effort by accomplishing projects as needed.
• Can confidently work with multiple doctors in the practice.

[Work Hours & Benefits] 35-40 hour work week. PTO accrual. Holidays paid after 90 days. 401k available. Hourly wage based on experience level. Health care benefit offered.

Schedule: Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:30am-5:00pm (Fridays off)

One Saturday a month (7:30am-2:00pm) *Our office is currently transitioning out Saturdays and will be adding evening hours on Monday.

Dental Assistant Qualifications / Skills:

• Dental health maintenance
• Use of dental technology
• Infection control
• Patient services
• Creating a safe, effective environment
• Teamwork
• Chariside manners
• Health promotion and maintenance
• Use of medical technologies
• Performing diagnostic procedures

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Willing to train no experience necessary but preferred
• Experience with Dentrix a plus but not necessary
• Experience with Zoom whitening a plus but not necessary

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 4x10
• Rotating weekends

Work Location: In person