Dental Assistant

Job Overview

Join our dental care team as a Dental Assistant and help patients feel informed, comfortable, and supported throughout their visits. You’ll prepare treatment rooms, assist clinicians during procedures, maintain accurate records, and follow infection prevention practices. The role may support general dentistry and pediatric dentistry, with opportunities to assist in areas such as endodontics, oral surgery, and prosthodontics, depending on the practice’s services.

Duties

• Provide chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry; prepare and maintain dental equipment and instruments.
• Take dental X-rays and support other medical imaging tasks as authorized and trained; record vital signs when needed.
• Clean, disinfect, and process instruments using dental sterilization procedures, aseptic technique, and infection control practices.
• Update medical records and documentation in electronic medical record (EMR) systems or patient management software, such as Dentrix or Eaglesoft.
• Support patient management and dental receptionist tasks, including scheduling, while protecting privacy under HIPAA and clinical confidentiality policies.

Your impact: Careful preparation and infection prevention help patients receive safe, smooth care and allow clinicians to focus on treatment.

Experience

• Dental assisting or dental clinic experience is helpful; familiarity with dental terminology, medical terminology, anatomy, and patient care is preferred.
• Knowledge of healthcare infection prevention and control, dental instrument processing, and dental X-ray procedures is an asset.
• Experience with pediatric patients, a 3D scanner, or practice areas such as general dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery, or prosthodontics is welcome.
• Familiarity with EMR systems, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, medical documentation, and medical records is beneficial.

Pay: $22.00 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance

Application Question(s):

• Please elaborate on your experience. Also let us know if you have experience with orthodontics and pedodontics.

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 4 years (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Texas dental assistant license (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• San Antonio, TX 78232 (Required)

Work Location: In person