Dental Assistant

Neighborhood Health Center • Buffalo, NY

42d • $21 • Onsite

About The Position

If you believe healthcare is a right, that everyone deserves high quality care so they can enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing, and you value each person's individual story – consider joining us at Neighborhood! As a dental assistant, you’ll have an important role in creating a positive experience for patients at Neighborhood. About the Role: You’ll take a lead role in welcoming and assisting patients with kindness while collaborating with other dental assistants to ensure efficient patient flow. You’ll use your knowledge and attention to detail as you work with x-rays, molds, and preparing lab scripts for dentists.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a dental assisting program or relevant training.
• Attention to detail and follow-through
• Computer, clerical, and data entry skills
• Kindness: you treat each person with respect and compassion, valuing each person’s story
• Resiliency: you see opportunities to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise
• Teamwork: you are open to others’ unique perspectives, and will collaborate to meet shared goals
• Electronic Dental Records knowledge
• Must be available to work any shift Monday-Friday between 7:45 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year dental assisting experience in a general dentist practice preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate dental/medical equipment
• Take digital radiographs, periapical, bitewing, and panoral x-rays
• Pour plaster models
• Set up and break down operatories for each procedure of the day
• Perform procedures for removal, cleansing, sterilization, and packaging of dental instruments following proper clinical protocols
• Prepare lab scripts for dentists, package cases, and call dental lab for pick up
• Maintains patient treatment records per clinic protocols in Electronic Dental Record

Benefits

• You’ll have options for medical, dental, life, and supplemental insurance.
• We also offer a 403b match, health savings accounts with employer contribution, wellbeing programs, continuing education opportunities, generous paid time off, holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed