Registered Dental Assistant II Beverly Hills

Clove Dental•Beverly Hills, CA

13h

About The Position

The Registered Dental Assistant II provides chairside and clinical support to dentists during general and more complex dental procedures, anticipating provider needs and helping maintain efficient patient and room flow. The role includes taking and documenting diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within the permitted scope, supporting intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other permitted procedures, and entering clinical information and treatment plans into patient charts using Open Dental. The assistant prepares patients, operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups; supports patient comfort and answers questions; turns over, disinfects, and organizes rooms; and sterilizes and organizes instruments and cassettes. The role also monitors and orders supplies through Dentira, tracks lab cases, and completes regular back-office housekeeping. As a senior team member, this position takes ownership of patient, room, and instrument flow, helps keep providers on schedule, and trains and supports dental assistants and sterilization technicians on clinical workflows and company standards. It may also assist with front-office tasks when needed, including checking in patients, answering phones, and giving new-patient tours.

Requirements

Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate.
3–6 years of experience.

Responsibilities

Assist dentists during procedures and enter treatment plans and required clinical information into charts and Open Dental.
Provide chairside assistance during general and more complex dental procedures, anticipating provider needs.
Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope and ensure images are captured and documented properly.
Support suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation, intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within permitted scope.
Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before each patient; seat and prepare patients and review basic medical history information.
Review patient charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.
Turn over, disinfect, stock, and organize operatories promptly to support patient flow and provider schedules.
Sterilize instruments, organize cassettes, monitor lab cases, and keep extra supplies organized.
Monitor dental supplies and equipment, address shortages or issues proactively, and order supplies through Dentira as needed.
Perform coronal polishing, pit and fissure sealants, topical fluoride, place and remove temporary restorations, place and remove matrices, remove excess cement, and perform certain orthodontic functions.
Prepare rooms for the next day and patients, mark schedules, and provide warm towels to patients.
Assist with patient check-in, escort patients to operatories, give new-patient tours, answer patient questions, and answer phones when the front office is busy.
Complete daily, weekly, and monthly back-office housekeeping and help keep operatories and office areas clean and organized.
Manage patient flow, help build productive schedules, arrive on time, and stay until close; be willing to work as needed.
Train and support Dental Assistant I and Sterilization Technician team members on clinical workflows, room turnover, sterilization, and company standards.
Serve as a senior clinical-support resource for Dental Assistant I–II and Sterilization Technician team members.
Help onboard new dentists and assistants into Clove's clinical workflows and standards, and train and onboard DA I, DA II, and RDA I team members on back-office workflows.
Listen to feedback and grow, recommend new patients to the offices, refer new staff to the recruiting team, and volunteer for events, social work, and marketing efforts.