Dental Assistant FT (REVISED 2024)

42 North Dental • Newington, CT

7d

About The Position

This is a Full-Time Dental Assistant role. Why You’ll Love this Dental Assistant Job! Do you have strong verbal skills? Are you able to embrace a positive team approach to patient care? If so, then you’d be a great fit for our Dental Assistant position at <> The Dental Assistant provides clinical support to facilitate the relationship between our patients and dentists, increase the efficiency of delivering quality dental care and maintain communication between dentists, patients and administrative staff to ensure a positive patient experience.

Requirements

• Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
• Possess required certifications, licensure or registration as required by state

Nice To Haves

• C.D.A. preferred

Responsibilities

• Greet and prepare patients for treatment
• Provide chairside assistance during a variety of dental procedures
• Expose radiographs and intra-oral pictures
• Provide post operative instructions and patient education
• Prepare, breakdown, disinfect and sterilize treatment rooms and instruments
• Maintain strict compliance to infection control, CDC, OSHA and HIPPA
• Maintain dental supply inventory
• Perform other related job duties as assigned
• Must demonstrate strong teamwork as the providers assisted are subject to change dependent upon the practice needs

Benefits

• Health Insurance with optional HSA (healthcare savings account), (single or family coverage), gym/health club reimbursement, discounted health and fitness merchandise and more
• Dental benefits (including free cleanings)
• Vision coverage
• Employee assistance program with unlimited access to free mental health support, legal advice, financial counseling, and more
• 401K with dedicated financial assistance
• Continuing education through work at no cost to you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees