Dental Assistant - Expanded Functions

Aspen Dental•Pensacola, FL

2d•$21 - $25

About The Position

At Aspen Dental, the Expanded Functions Dental Assistant supports daily patient care and practice operations, helping create lasting impressions and build trust and loyalty with patients. The role assists with patient flow and directs the dental assistant office team throughout the day, supports doctors during treatment, and prepares and breaks down operatories. It also involves sterilization and infection-control processes, equipment and waterline maintenance, patient charting, dental radiographs, oral-care education, and patient handoffs. The assistant performs expanded functions authorized by state certification, including denture soft relines, temporary crown fabrication, quality intraoral scans, impressions and bite registrations, and other functions such as coronal polishing or restorative procedures when certified. The role also monitors laboratory cases, maintains emergency supplies and practice inventory, and performs other office tasks as needed. The position is full-time and pays $21–$25 per hour, with a $1,500 sign-on bonus.

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 annual continuing education requirements specified by the state.
State certification in expanded functions as required by the state.

Responsibilities

Assist with direction of the dental assistant office team to maintain productive patient flow.
Assist doctors during a variety of treatment procedures.
Break down operatories for doctors and hygienists and set up trays and operatories for procedures.
Complete equipment and operatory sterilization processes and ensure staff are trained and compliant.
Follow maintenance schedules for waterlines, suction lines, autoclaves, and compressors.
Support doctors with patient charting.
Train others on patient handoffs and monitor patient flow within the practice.
Follow OSHA regulations, Aspen safety requirements, and HIPAA guidelines.
Take dental radiographs (X-rays).
Provide patients with post-treatment oral-care instructions and educate them on 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 impressions and bite registrations.
Perform additional expanded functions authorized by certification, such as coronal polishing and restorative functions.
Maintain emergency kits and oxygen tanks.
Order and maintain supplies in accordance with the practice budget.
Perform other office tasks as necessary.