Orthodontic Assistant (Mount Pleasant)
About The Position
Orthodontic Experts is seeking an Orthodontic Assistant to support orthodontists and provide patient care as part of a team of orthodontic professionals. The role includes preparing patients for treatment, assisting with chair-side procedures, sterilizing instruments, taking digital radiographs, and assisting with laboratory procedures. The position is based at 1101 S. Green Bay Rd, Mount Pleasant, WI 53406, with travel required to sister clinics in Waukegan and Hales Corners. The schedule is Monday through Wednesday, 8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 6:45 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; and two Saturdays per month. The listed pay range is $20–$26 per hour. Benefits listed for full-time employees include paid training, travel pay for qualifying travel, clinical bonuses, paid time off, holiday pay, insurance coverage, retirement matching, and other programs.
Requirements
- At least one year of orthodontic assisting experience.
- Availability to work Saturdays.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to learn quickly and efficiently.
- Ability to multitask.
- Professional, organized, and attentive to detail.
- Excellent communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Certificate of completion for Orthodontic Assistant courses.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for orthodontic treatment, including cleaning teeth, taking X-rays, and making impressions.
- Examine patients’ mouths and record irregularities.
- Assist the orthodontist during procedures, including adjusting braces and placing orthodontic appliances.
- Manage patient records and update charts.
- Educate patients about proper oral hygiene and orthodontic care.
- Sterilize instruments before and after use.
- Follow safety and infection-control protocols.
- Perform aligner procedures, including attachments, adjustments, and scans.
- Complete full-arch bonding on the top and bottom arches and bond fixed retainers.
- Perform debonding and rebonding of brackets.
- Use digital scanners.
- Make clear retainers.
- Deliver expanders, space maintainers, and Forsus appliances.
- Perform all role duties and responsibilities, including administrative tasks, when traveling to another clinic.
- Participate in marketing events.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid training
- Travel pay when traveling to sister clinics more than 15 miles from the base clinic
- Clinical bonuses
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Care Account
- 401(k) and matching
- Pet insurance
- Tuition assistance program
- Identity theft protection
- MetLife MetLaw legal insurance
- Transit reimbursement through a commuter account
- Free and discounted orthodontic treatments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
