Part-Time Orthodontics Dental Assistant
About The Position
Dental Associates is seeking a Part-Time Orthodontics Dental Assistant to join their team. This role involves assisting providers with patient care, including complex treatments and surgeries, explaining procedures, updating medical histories, taking X-rays, monitoring patients, making impressions, fabricating crowns, preparing clinical notes, and maintaining operatory cleanliness. The position also includes ordering supplies and providing coverage for Dental Services Representatives. The company fosters a culture that treats patients like family and offers employees a career with growth potential.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Effective interpersonal skills to maintain rapport with patients, dentists, and other staff members
- Good customer service skills and ability to work as a team in fast-paced environment
Nice To Haves
- Previous Dental Assistant experience or completion of an accredited Dental Assistant program preferred
- Knowledge of state dental practices requirements, including X-ray proficiency and OSHA training strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Assist provider throughout exam including complex treatment, surgery, & all operatory-related care
- Explain treatment procedures; seek clarification and understanding from patient
- Review and assist patient in updating iPad medical history
- Assist provider with patient education
- Take patient blood pressure, X-rays and radiographs
- Monitor oxygen levels when nitrous or IV is administered
- Make impressions and fabricate crowns as instructed
- Prepare and record clinical notes, charting and patient record
- Prepare operatory for patient exam; sterilize instruments and disinfect operatory
- Order dental supplies
- Provide coverage for Dental Services Representatives to account for absences or high-volume periods
Benefits
- Excellent compensation
- Use of state-of-the-art technology
- On-the-job training
- Continued education offerings
- Abundant opportunities for career growth
- Dedicated support team
- Wonderful patients
- Competitive wage ($20.00-26.00 hourly plus annual increases)
- Uniform allowance (Yearly allowance for shoes and scrubs)
- Mentor program (Mentorship and additional compensation for becoming a mentor)
- No forced vacation
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Stable and full-time hours
- Medical Insurance with optional Health Savings Account through Associated Bank
- Dental: Diagnostic and Preventive covered at 100%, Basic and Restorative (immediate family)
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Company paid short term disability
- FSA
- Critical Illness
- Hospital Indemnity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
