Dental Assistant

Job Overview

Join our dental team as a Dental Assistant in on-the-job training (OTJ). You’ll support patient care while learning daily clinical and administrative workflows under the direction of experienced dental professionals. This is a paid position; applicants should be ready to learn, follow safety procedures, and communicate with patients and colleagues. Your impact: Careful chairside support and accurate records help patients feel informed and help clinicians deliver organized, attentive care.

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment rooms and dental equipment; process instruments using dental sterilization procedures, aseptic technique, and infection control practices.
• Assist chairside with general dentistry and, as directed, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery.
• Support dental X-rays and other medical imaging tasks when trained and authorized; record vital signs as assigned.
• Update medical records and documentation in electronic medical record (EMR) systems or patient management software, following Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements and clinical confidentiality policies.
• Help with patient management and dental receptionist tasks, such as welcoming patients and coordinating visit flow.

Skills

• Interest in dental assisting; dental clinic experience is helpful but not required. Willingness to learn four-handed dentistry, dental terminology, medical terminology, and anatomy is important.
• Familiarity with Dentrix or Eaglesoft, EMR systems, or other patient management software is preferred.
• Awareness of dental instrument processing, dental equipment, dental sterilization procedures, and healthcare infection prevention and control is helpful.
• X-ray, dental X-ray, or 3D scanner experience is preferred; perform imaging only when trained and authorized.
• Demonstrate patient care, attention to detail, and respect for medical documentation, medical records, and confidentiality.

Pay: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32.0 – 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person

Diagnostic imaging equipment • Direct patient care • Dental office • Vital signs • Prosthodontics • Preparing dental treatment areas • Image acquisition for patient care • Dental receptionist • In-person customer service • Oral surgery assistance experience • Practice management software • HIPAA • Full-time • Greeting dental patients • Care documentation • Imaging studies • Assisting medical staff • Healthcare infection prevention and control expertise • Health insurance • Preparing medical treatment area • Dental terminology • Disinfection procedures • Records management • Clinical data entry • Endodontics • Dentrix • On-the-job training • Records management experience (Less than 1 year) • Eaglesoft • Pediatrics • Health information regulatory compliance • Dental equipment • Digital dental impression taking • Operating medical imaging equipment • 3D scanner • In-person • Clinical confidentiality policies • Pediatric dentistry • Managing patient records • Records management experience (1–2 years) • Entry level • Surgical instrument sterilization and handling • Under 1 year