Traveling Oral Surgeon Dental Assistant

Job Overview

As a Traveling Oral Surgeon Dental Assistant, you’ll support oral surgeons across 10 dental clinic locations, helping each visit run smoothly and keeping patient care at the center of every step. You’ll prepare treatment areas, assist chairside during procedures, and maintain accurate, confidential records while adapting to each clinic’s equipment and workflows. This role is suited to a dependable dental assistant who communicates clearly and is ready to travel between assigned locations.

Duties

• Prepare rooms, instruments, and dental equipment; follow dental sterilization procedures, aseptic technique, and infection control requirements.
• Provide chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry during oral surgery; support patient management, take vital signs, and assist with dental X-rays and other medical imaging as directed.
• Document care and maintain medical records in electronic medical record (EMR) systems and patient management software; follow Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements and clinical confidentiality policies.
• Coordinate patient flow and reception tasks as needed, including scheduling support and clear communication with patients and clinic teams.
• Your impact: Careful preparation and attentive assistance help patients feel supported and help surgeons focus on safe, efficient procedures.

Skills

• Required: Dental assisting or dental clinic experience, patient care skills, dental and medical terminology, anatomy knowledge, and familiarity with dental instruments and equipment.
• Required: Knowledge of infection prevention and control, including healthcare infection prevention and control expertise, dental instrument processing, and infection prevention management.
• Required X-ray and ICE certifiation
• Required : CPR/BLS certification
• Preferred: Experience with Eaglesoft, Dentrix, X-ray systems, and a 3D scanner; medical documentation, medical coding, and EMR workflows.
• Helpful exposure: General dentistry, pediatric dentistry and pediatrics, prosthodontics, and endodontics.

Pay: $26.00 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person