Dental Assistant

This position reports directly to the Office Manager

Company Description
Alabama Family Dentistry is a multi-practice dental group serving the Birmingham and surrounded areas in General Dentistry; focused on providing high quality dental care to patients of all ages. Our group of partner dentists and team focus primarily on offering preventative, restorative, and cosmetic dentistry with personalized dental solutions.

Job Overview
This role will help support the clinical functions of the office by providing chair side assistance to the doctor(s) and will also complete any requested job functions requested by the doctor and/or lead assistant. The Dental assistant role also helps manage patient flow, patient education, and direction of all patient interactions.

Position Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt. | Supervisory: None

Monday-Wednesday 9:00-5:00

Thursdays 9:00- 4:00

Some Fridays periodically 9:00-2:00

Primary Responsibilities
 Candidate must have 3+ years of dental assisting experience
 Provides exceptional patient experiences to patients at all times
 Maintain focus on a productive schedule that supports dentists/doctors as they deliver high quality patient care
 Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
 Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts
 Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
 Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
 Provides preoperative and postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist
 Assists in making patient re-care calls to help optimize office schedule
 Maintain protocols and guidelines as they relate to patient privacy (HIPAA/OSHA)
 Other duties assigned by Executive Director and/or office manager

Desired Qualifications
 Must have excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

 Must be detailed oriented, accurate, reliable, and well-versed

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Customer follow-ups • Background check • CPR Certification • Patient follow-up care • Preventative hardware maintenance • Dental office • Dental care patient counseling • OSHA • Preparing dental treatment areas • Achieving HIPAA compliance • In-person customer service • HIPAA • Assisting with diagnostic tests and procedures • Full-time • Dental model creation • Imaging studies • Assisting medical staff • Mid-level • 3 years • Health insurance • High school diploma or GED • Preparing medical treatment area • Dental insurance • Paid time off • Healthcare privacy protection • Perioperative Care • Dental equipment • Equipment malfunction response • Surgical suction device handling • Employee assistance program • Patient interaction • Vision insurance • 401(k) matching • In-person • Employee discount • Medical post-procedure instructions • Patient education • Equipment inventory management • Casting • Polishing • Communication skills • Life insurance • Surgical instrument sterilization and handling