Dental Assistant

We are looking for a friendly, efficient and competent dental assistant who will make the dentist’s office more efficient and pleasant for patients. You’ll ensure excellent customer service and lift administrative and basic dental tasks off the dentist’s shoulders. Dental assistants should be well-organized with great attention to detail. You should be able to follow instructions and respect dental office regulations. We want you to be skilled in providing direct or indirect patient care and able to make office procedures as smooth as possible.

Responsibilities

• Welcome patients in the dental office
• Prepare patients for treatment or checkups ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
• Sterilization and maintainance of instruments and equipment
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry including dental implant procedures
• Able to use perform digital scans using ITERO.
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed, including fabrication of bleaching trays, 3D printed models, surgical implant guides and CEREC crowns
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
• Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked. Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Schedule appointments on Open dental software and enter treatment notes.
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with payment procedures

Skills

• Proven recent experience as a RDA or dental assistant.
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods per OSHA
• Understanding of health & safety regulations. Knowledge of taking digital radiographs and digital pano/ 3D CBCT
• Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing and crown temporaries is a plus
• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable
• High school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred
• Additional training is an asset, especially knowledge of CEREC, implant procedures and 3DCBCT.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00 - $34.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off

License/Certification:

• X-Ray Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Poway, CA 92064 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Poway, CA 92064: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Panoramic imaging • Patient comfort • Fabrication • Computer operation • Customer communication • Paid training • Dental office • Maintaining an organized workspace • Dental care patient counseling • OSHA • Preparing dental treatment areas • Surgical instrument organization • 3D printers • Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) • Dental receptionist • Computer literacy • Safety regulations • Service scheduling • Greeting customers • Full-time • Greeting dental patients • Assisting medical staff • Mid-level • High school diploma or GED • X-Ray Certification • Preparing medical treatment area • 401(k) • Chairside coronal polishing • Paid time off • Registered Dental Assistant • On-the-job training • 3D printing • Intraoral scanners • US work authorization • Cleaning • Implantology • Four handed dentistry • Stocking • Computer skills • Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC) • Dental Assisting • In-person • Patient charting • Medical post-procedure instructions • Patient education • Managing patient records • Polishing • Communication skills • Post-operative care • Open Dental • Surgical instrument sterilization and handling • Office record organization