Orthodontic Assistant (Merrillville)
About The Position
At Orthodontic Experts, we are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and advancing the standard of orthodontic excellence. With 32 locations across the greater Chicagoland area, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Indianapolis, and more on the way, we are a rapidly growing organization committed to transforming smiles and changing lives. We are seeking dedicated team members who share our commitment to high-quality care and who embody our Core Values: Accountability Continuous Improvement Inclusion Integrity Respect Teamwork Transparency If you’re looking to grow your career with a purpose-driven, patient-centered organization, please apply with us. Job Description: As an Orthodontic Assistant, you will be an integral part of creating beautiful smiles for our patients. You will be part of a dynamic team of orthodontic professionals who are passionate about providing excellent care. You will be responsible for providing support to our Orthodontist and assisting in the chair-side procedures. Your duties will include preparing patients for their treatment, sterilizing instruments, taking digital radiographs, and assisting with laboratory procedures.
Requirements
- Orthodontic assisting (1 year required)
- Availability on Saturdays
- High School Diploma of GED
- Ability to learn quickly and efficiently
- Can multitask
- Be professional, organized, and have strong attention to detail
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Travel to Homewood, Orland Park and Munster.
Nice To Haves
- Certificate of completion for Orthodontic Assistant Courses (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for orthodontic treatments, such as cleaning teeth, taking X-Rays, and making impressions.
- Examine patient's mouths and take notes of irregularities.
- Assist the orthodontist during procedures, such as adjusting braces and placing orthodontic appliances.
- Manage patient records and update charts.
- Educate patients on proper oral hygiene and orthodontic care.
- Sterilize instruments before and after use.
- Follow safety and infection control protocols.
- Complete Aligner procedures: attachments and adjustments, and scans
- Complete Full Arch Bonding top and bottom, as well as bonding fixed retainers
- Debonding
- Rebonding Brackets
- Using various digital scanners
- Making clear retainers
- Delivering expanders, space maintainers and forsus.
- In the event you are traveling to another clinic, you are required to perform all duties and responsibilities of your role including administrative tasks.
- Participate in Marketing events
- Other tasks as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid Training
- Travel Pay (when traveling to sister clinics farther than 15 miles away from base clinic)
- Clinical Bonuses
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and 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 - 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
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
