Experienced Dental Assistant

We are looking for a competent dental assistant who will help keep the office efficient and pleasant for patients while contributing to our laid back atmosphere. 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 our 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 customers for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
• Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked
• Schedule appointments
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with payment procedures

Skills

• Proven experience as dental assistant
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
• Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing is a plus
• Good computer skills ( DENTRIX, Patterson imaging, Panorex, Xrays, CEREC, etc)
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable
• High school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred
• Additional certification or training is an asset (e.g. EFDA)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $20.00 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Patient room cleaning • Patient comfort • Customer communication • Temporary • Dental office • Office activity coordination • Part-time • Dental care patient counseling • Preparing dental treatment areas • Medical procedure assistance • Surgical instrument organization • Dental receptionist • Safety regulations • Greeting customers • Full-time • Greeting dental patients • Assisting medical staff • Medical scheduling • High school diploma or GED • Preparing medical treatment area • Chairside coronal polishing • Paid time off • Attention to detail • Dentrix • Diagnostic instrument sterilization and handling • Panoramic x-ray • Perioperative Care • Health record tracking • Four handed dentistry • Stocking • Computer skills • Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC) • Dental Assisting • In-person • Employee discount • Medical post-procedure instructions • Patient education • EFDA Certification • Managing patient records • Polishing • Communication skills • Flexible schedule • Entry level • Paid sick time • Office record organization