Dental Assistant III Camarillo

Clove Dental•Camarillo, CA

About The Position

The Dental Assistant III provides senior-level clinical support to dentists and helps maintain efficient patient, room, and instrument flow. The role includes chairside assistance during general and more complex dental procedures, taking diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within the permitted scope, supporting intraoral scanning, impressions, and clinical photography, and completing clinical charting and documentation in Open Dental. The Dental Assistant III prepares patients, operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups; turns over and disinfects rooms; sterilizes instruments; organizes cassettes and lab cases; monitors supplies and places orders through Dentira as needed. The role also supports a welcoming patient experience, assists the front office when busy, maintains office cleanliness, and proactively addresses clinical-flow, supply, and equipment issues. As a senior team resource, this position trains and supports Dental Assistant I–II and Sterilization Technician team members, reinforcing consistent clinical, sterilization, and infection-control standards. The position is based in Camarillo. The listed pay range is $27–$32 per hour.

Requirements

Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate.
Ability to perform dental X-rays and chairside duties within the permitted scope.
The posting lists “4years above” with the minimum requirement but does not clarify the associated qualification.

Responsibilities

Assist dentists during procedures and anticipate provider needs during general and more complex dental procedures.
Enter doctor treatment plans into charts and accurately complete required clinical information and documentation in Open Dental.
Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope and ensure images are properly captured and documented.
Provide chairside assistance, including suction, isolation, instrument transfer, and material preparation, within permitted scope.
Support intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within permitted scope.
Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before each patient; seat and prepare patients and review basic medical history information.
Review patient charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.
Turn over and disinfect operatories promptly and minimize room turnover time to help maintain patient flow and provider schedules.
Maintain stocked and organized operatories and monitor supplies and equipment; address or communicate shortages and issues proactively.
Sterilize instruments, organize cassettes, ensure lab cases are in the office, and order dental supplies through Dentira as needed.
Prepare rooms for the next day and patients, and mark them on the schedule.
Provide a welcoming patient experience, including offering patients a warm towel, answering questions within the role's knowledge, giving new-patient tours when the front office is busy, and assisting with check-in and escorting patients to operatories as needed.
Answer phones within two rings when the front office is busy.
Maintain cleanliness and organization in operatories, check-in/check-out areas, floors, lights, doors, and other office areas; complete daily, weekly, and monthly back-office housekeeping.
Manage patient flow, arrive on time, stay until close, help build productive schedules, and work as needed to support office operations.
Train, coach, and support Dental Assistant I–II and Sterilization Technician team members on clinical workflows, room turnover, sterilization, and company standards.
Reinforce consistent clinical, sterilization, and infection-control standards as a senior clinical-support resource.
Listen to feedback and grow; recommend new patients, refer new staff to the recruiting team, and volunteer for company events, social work, and marketing efforts.