Dental Assistant

About the Role
The Dental Assistant performs a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and clean environment for providing quality dental care.

What You'll Do
• Open and close the back office as instructed
• Prepare trays and operatories for various procedures
• Ensure that operatories are stocked and cleaned at all times
• Greet and seat patients as soon as possible and notify Doctor
• Check for patients' signatures on the Health Questionnaire and Informed Consent Form
• Assist the Doctor's during various procedures and rotate with Doctor's as requested
• Accurately/completely document patient care activities in the chart as directed by the doctor and Company policy
• Explain treatment plans to patients as needed
• Escort patients to front office area for patient dismissal when treatment is completed
• Disinfect general back office areas; including operatory
• Apply disposable barriers in and around operatories where needed
• Clean, sterilize, and package dental instruments
• Prepare lab cases
• Turn off all equipment nightly, including the vacuum, compressor, etc.
• Ensure that handpieces are properly cleaned and oiled
• Follow-up with lab and maintain the log on partials and remakes
• Review the Hazard Communication book and sign the training log
• Ensure that hazardous products are properly labeled
• Follow waste disposal procedures for Sharps and for contaminated material/chemical
• Compliance with state and Federal infection control standards in the dental office and operatories

What You'll Bring
Required: • Current X-ray License required
• Infection Control Certificate required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with people of all ages (i.e. Children)
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and able to multitask
• Ability to maintain outgoing, friendly attitude with patients and coworkers
• Ability to work with interruptions and to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to be organized
Preferred: • Minimum one year of recent experience as a Dental Assistant
• Certificate from accredited Dental Assisting School
• Bilingual: English & Spanish
• CPR and First-Aid certification
• Autoclave/Chemiclave
• Ultrasonic
• Intra-oral Camera
• O2 and N2O
• Handpieces
• Digital X-ray and X-ray Machine