Job description

Dental Assistant - Amazing Career Opportunity in Awesome Practice!

Our bright, modern, friendly dental practice is seeking an awesome individual who is looking for a long-term career opportunity as a dental assistant in a wonderful family-owned, non-corporate dental office where our patients and our team are cared for and always come first.

This position offers promising individuals an opportunity for a lifetime career with on-the-job training, room for advancement, and recognition for exceptional work. The perfect candidate will have a great personality and energetic attitude with a strong desire to make patients feel welcomed and taken care of. Experience is preferred but on-the-job training is available for exceptional candidates. We seek individuals who are outgoing, friendly, energetic, and have a strong desire to be in a friendly environment where everyone works together as a team and strives to ensure all our patients are happy with their experience during their visit.

Dental Assistant Job Responsibilities:

• Supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments and materials.
• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.

• Readies patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• 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.
• Provides diagnostic information by taking digital x-rays and intra-oral digital scans, and pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient digital (computer) records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• 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.
• Manages dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Dental Assistant Job Requirements:

Required: High school diploma, GED or higher. Great personality.

Preferred: At least one year of experience as a dental assistant, OR successful completion of a dental assistant training program.

Dental Assistant Hours:

This position offers 35-40 hours per week. Our office is open to treat patients Monday and Tuesday 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., occasional Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and every other Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Dental assistants typically arrive 30 minutes earlier and depart 30 minutes later. Our Assistants can trade Fridays if they want the day off, and we always close the office to enjoy long holiday weekends.

Dental Assistant Salary and Benefits:

This position offers $17-23 per hour, based upon experience, ability, plus monthly earned incentives and bonuses.

Our office has a generous benefits package which includes:

• Medical insurance;
• Disability insurance;
• Dental care;
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match;
• Paid holidays;
• Paid vacation;
• Educational opportunities;
• Monthly bonuses and incentive programs; and more;
• Up to 5 weeks vacation available!

Office Culture:

Our office strives to provide the absolute highest-quality patient care in a warm, friendly environment. Our team members are bright, cheerful, positive people who genuinely care about their patients and their coworkers. It is common for the team to have a get-together (fun) event monthly, courtesy of the office.

Talk to Us:

If you are a friendly and energetic person who is passionate about delivering the best patient experience, if you enjoy being rewarded for doing an awesome job, and if you are looking to find a long-term career with plenty of training and educational opportunities, we would like to meet you and we invite you to submit your resume and a cover letter that tells us a little bit about why you are interested in our office.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
We have very high infection control standards and our office has excelled at safe patient care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Application Question(s):

• Where do you see yourself professionally in 5 years?

Work Location: One location

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