Experienced Dental Assistant

Job Summary

Join our dental team as an Experienced Dental Assistant and help patients feel informed, comfortable, and cared for throughout their visits. You’ll support general dentistry and specialty procedures through skilled chairside assisting, accurate documentation, and consistent infection prevention. Your impact: By preparing patients and instruments carefully, you help clinicians deliver safe, efficient care and give patients a more reassuring experience.

Duties

• Provide chairside assisting, including four-handed dentistry, for general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery.
• Prepare and maintain dental equipment, instruments, and treatment areas; follow dental instrument processing, sterilization procedures, aseptic technique, and infection control practices.
• Take dental X-rays and support medical imaging, including use of a 3D scanner, as trained and authorized.
• Record vital signs, update medical records, and complete medical documentation using EMR (electronic medical record) systems and patient management software such as Eaglesoft or Dentrix.
• Support patient care and management, and assist with dental receptionist tasks as needed while protecting privacy under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and clinical confidentiality policies.

Experience

• Dental assisting experience in a dental clinic, with knowledge of dental and medical terminology, anatomy, and dental equipment.
• Experience with chairside assisting, dental X-rays, instrument processing, and dental sterilization procedures.
• Familiarity with EMR systems, Eaglesoft, Dentrix, medical records, and patient management software is preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of healthcare infection prevention and control, infection prevention management, aseptic technique, and HIPAA.
• Pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, vital signs, and 3D scanner experience are valued.

Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 36.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Language training provided

Work Location: In person

Patient comfort • Diagnostic imaging equipment • Temporary • Medical procedure preparation • Anatomy knowledge • Dental office • Vital signs • Management • Prosthodontics • Part-time • Preparing dental treatment areas • Pre-examination patient preparation • Image acquisition for patient care • Working with pediatric populations • Oral surgery assistance experience • Practice management software • HIPAA • Full-time • Care documentation • Clinic experience • Imaging studies • Assisting medical staff • Mid-level • Healthcare infection prevention and control expertise • Dental insurance • Dental terminology • Disinfection procedures • Endodontics • Dentrix • Eaglesoft • Intraoral scanners • PRN • Pediatrics • Health information regulatory compliance • Language training provided • Health record tracking • Dental equipment • Front desk • Digital dental impression taking • Four handed dentistry • Operating medical imaging equipment • In-person • Employee discount • Clinical confidentiality policies • Pediatric dentistry • Oral surgery • Managing patient records • Radiology • Surgical instrument sterilization and handling • Dental clinic experience