Dental Assistant - Expanded Functions

Aspen Dental Management•Middleburg, FL

About The Position

At Aspen Dental, the Expanded Functions Dental Assistant helps create lasting impressions and build trust and loyalty with patients. The role supports daily patient flow, assists doctors during treatment, prepares and breaks down operatories, and helps ensure sterilization, infection control, safety, and compliance procedures are followed. The assistant also supports patient education and charting, takes radiographs, completes expanded-function procedures within applicable certifications, and helps manage laboratory cases and supplies. The position is full-time and pays $17–$19 per hour. Aspen Dental offers training, flexible scheduling, career development, a supportive culture, and continuing education. The company describes its work environment as collaborative and innovative.

Requirements

Current dental assistant license, registration, or certification as required by the state.
Radiology (X-ray) certification as required by the state.
Current CPR or BLS certificate.
At least 2 years of experience as a dental assistant.
Proficiency in chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry.
Ability to demonstrate and provide instruction on proper sterilization and infection control techniques.
Maintain and update annual continuing education requirements specified by the state.
State certification in expanded functions as required by the state.

Responsibilities

Assist with directing the dental assistant office team throughout the day to maintain productive patient flow.
Assist doctors during a variety of treatment procedures.
Break down operatory rooms for doctors and hygienists.
Complete sterilization processes for equipment and operatories, and ensure staff are trained and compliant with the process.
Follow maintenance schedules for flushing waterlines and suction lines, waterline testing, and maintaining the autoclave and compressor.
Set up trays and operatories for procedures.
Support doctors with patient charting.
Train others on patient handoffs and monitor patient flow within the practice.
Follow OSHA regulations and Aspen safety requirements, including HIPAA guidelines.
Take dental radiographs (X-rays).
Provide patients with oral-care instructions following dental treatment and educate them on appropriate oral hygiene strategies.
Complete denture soft relines and manufacture temporary crowns.
Monitor and help manage laboratory cases.
Perform quality intraoral health scans of patients in under five minutes.
Explain and teach the clear aligner process.
Take quality impressions and bite registrations.
Perform additional expanded functions based on certifications, such as coronal polishing and restorative functions.
Ensure emergency kits and oxygen tanks are maintained.
Order and maintain supplies in accordance with the practice budget.
Perform various office tasks as necessary.