Dental Assistant II Santa Monica

Clove Dental•Santa Monica, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dental Assistant II provides chairside assistance during general and more complex dental procedures, anticipates provider needs, and supports efficient patient and operatory flow. The role includes taking diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within the permitted scope, supporting intraoral scanning, impressions, and clinical photography, and accurately entering clinical information and treatment plans in Open Dental. The Dental Assistant II prepares patients, operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups; turns over and disinfects rooms; sterilizes instruments; organizes cassettes and lab cases; and monitors and orders supplies through Dentira as needed. The position also supports patient experience and front-office coverage when needed, maintains office cleanliness, helps manage schedules and patient flow, and trains and supports Dental Assistant I and Sterilization Technician team members.

Requirements

Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate.
2–4 years of experience, as stated in the posting.
Ability to perform dental X-rays and chairside duties within permitted scope.
Ability to use Open Dental for charting and clinical documentation.
Ability to order supplies through Dentira as needed.
Willingness to listen to feedback, grow, and work as needed.

Responsibilities

Assist dentists during procedures and provide chairside assistance for general and more complex dental procedures, anticipating provider needs.
Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within the permitted scope and ensure images are captured and documented properly.
Support suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation, intraoral scanning, impressions, and clinical photography within permitted scope.
Enter treatment plans and required clinical information into patient charts and support completion of documentation in Open Dental.
Review charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.
Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before each patient; seat and prepare patients and support a comfortable experience.
Turn over and disinfect operatories promptly, maintaining patient flow and provider schedules.
Sterilize instruments and keep cassettes organized.
Monitor lab cases in the office and organize extra supplies.
Monitor dental supplies, order through Dentira as needed, and proactively address shortages or equipment issues.
Prepare rooms for the next day and patients, and mark information on the schedule.
Provide warm towels to patients, check in patients when the front office is busy, and escort patients to operatories.
Give new-patient tours when the front office is busy; answer patient questions and answer phones within two rings when needed.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of operatories, check-in/check-out areas, floors, lights, and doors; complete daily, weekly, and monthly back-office housekeeping.
Manage patient flow, arrive on time, remain until closing, and help build productive schedules and work as needed.
Take ownership of patient, room, and instrument flow to help keep providers on schedule.
Train and support Dental Assistant I and Sterilization Technician team members on clinical workflows, room turnover, sterilization, and Company standards.
Listen to feedback and work to grow; recommend new patients to the offices, refer prospective staff to the recruiting team, and volunteer for events, social work, and marketing efforts.