Dental Assistant

Overview

Join our dental care team as a Dental Assistant and help patients feel informed, comfortable, and cared for throughout their visits. You’ll support general dentistry and pediatric dentistry, prepare treatment areas, and keep clinical workflows moving with attentive chairside assistance.

Duties

• Your impact: By preparing patients and instruments carefully, you help clinicians deliver safe, efficient care and help patients feel at ease.
• Provide chairside assisting, including four-handed dentistry, for general dentistry, endodontics, prosthodontics, and oral surgery procedures.
• Prepare and process dental instruments using sterilization procedures, aseptic technique, and infection control practices.
• Take dental X-rays and support medical imaging, including use of a 3D scanner, as authorized and trained.
• Record vital signs, update medical records, and support patient management using electronic medical record (EMR) systems and patient management software such as Eaglesoft or Dentrix.

Experience

• Dental assisting or dental clinic experience, with patient care skills and knowledge of dental and medical terminology, anatomy, and dental equipment.
• Familiarity with dental receptionist tasks, medical documentation, and clinical confidentiality policies, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Understanding of infection prevention management and healthcare infection prevention and control; experience with pediatric care or pediatrics is helpful.
• Experience with X-ray procedures, dental instrument processing, and dental sterilization is preferred.

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person