About the Role
Our practice delivers best-in-class patient care, focusing on putting every patient first, every visit. We aim to transform the dental experience through empathy and a commitment to excellent patient care, supported by the North American Dental Group.
Responsibilities
- Provide excellent chair-side clinical support and assistance to Doctors and Hygienists, including charting, operatory setup/cleanup, and patient education.
- Record and review patient health history, make chart entries under the doctor's direction, and ensure completion of forms and signatures in dental software.
- Review the daily schedule to set up appropriate trays and instruments.
- Prepare patients, sterilize and disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, maintain chain of asepsis, prepare materials, and assist dentists during dental procedures following OSHA guidelines.
- Expose and develop dental diagnostic radiographs.
- Comply with OSHA regulations and safety requirements, including HIPAA guidelines, CPR, X-rays, and other required certifications and registrations.
Requirements
- Dental Assisting Certification or prior on-the-job training.
- 1-5 years of experience preferred; new graduates will be considered.
- Radiography/X-RAY certification for the respective state.
- CPR Certification required.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite.
- Commitment to providing exceptional service, support, and education to patients.
Skills
- Chair-side clinical support
- Assistance to Doctors and Hygienists
- Charting
- Operatory set/clean up
- Patient education
- Recording patient health history
- Making chart entries
- Dental software
- Tray and instrument setup
- Instrument sterilization
- Instrument disinfection
- Maintaining chain of asepsis
- Material preparation
- Assisting during dental procedures
- OSHA guidelines compliance
- Exposing dental radiographs
- Developing dental radiographs
- HIPAA guidelines compliance
- CPR
- X-rays
- MS Office Suite proficiency
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- 1-5 years
- New graduates
Education Level
- Dental Assisting Certification
- Radiography/X-RAY certification
- CPR Certification
Salary/Compensations
- $20+ per hour dependent on experience
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401k
- Competitive paid time off for full-time and part-time team members which increases with career growth
- Constant opportunities for career growth and continuing education
- An exciting atmosphere that allows for freedom and individuality
About the Company
- Our practice partners with North American Dental Group, which provides support to ensure excellent patient care.
- We use our individuality and dental expertise to practice group dentistry.
- We are pioneering a new culture of dentistry.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
