Dental Assistant – Front Desk

Job Overview

Join our dental team as a Part-Time Dental Assistant / Front Desk team member, providing flexible, as-needed support across patient care and office operations. You’ll help patients feel welcome, keep visits organized, and support safe, efficient clinical care. Scheduling needs may vary.

Responsibilities

• Welcome patients, manage appointments, support check-in and check-out, and assist with patient management software, including Eaglesoft, Dentrix, or other electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
• Update medical records and documentation, communicate clearly using dental and medical terminology, and protect privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and clinical confidentiality policies.
• Provide chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry; prepare dental equipment and instruments for general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery as appropriate.
• Support dental X-ray and other medical imaging workflows, take vital signs as directed, and assist with 3D scanner use when applicable.
• Follow dental sterilization procedures, aseptic technique, and infection control practices to prevent infection and maintain a safe clinical environment.

Requirements

• Dental assisting and dental receptionist skills, with experience in a dental clinic preferred.
• Knowledge of patient care, anatomy, dental terminology, dental equipment, and medical documentation.
• Familiarity with X-ray procedures, medical imaging, and patient management software is helpful; experience with Eaglesoft or Dentrix is a plus.
• Understanding of healthcare infection prevention and control, infection prevention management, and dental instrument processing.
• Ability to adapt to as-needed scheduling, maintain accurate medical records, and handle patient information with discretion.

Your impact: By coordinating front-desk tasks and dependable chairside support, you help patients receive organized, attentive care while enabling clinicians to focus on treatment.

Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

Work Location: In person