Registered Dental Assistant II Beverly Hills & Santa Monica

Clove Dental•Beverly Hills, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Dental Assistant II provides chairside and clinical support to dentists at the Beverly Hills and Santa Monica offices. The role includes assisting with general and more complex procedures, taking diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope, supporting clinical documentation in Open Dental, and helping maintain efficient patient and provider flow. The assistant also supports intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other duties within permitted scope. Additional responsibilities include instrument sterilization, lab-case and supply organization, ordering supplies through Dentira, preparing operatories and procedure setups, and maintaining office cleanliness. The role supports patient experience through patient preparation, basic questions, warm towels, new-patient tours, and front-office assistance as needed. As a senior team member, the assistant trains and supports other assistants and sterilization staff, helps onboard dentists and assistants to clinical workflows, and takes ownership of room, patient, and instrument flow.

Requirements

Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate.
3–6 years of experience.
Ability to perform listed clinical duties within permitted scope.
Ability to assist with Open Dental charting and clinical documentation.
Willingness to arrive on time, stay until close, and work as needed.
Willingness to listen to feedback and grow.

Responsibilities

Assist dentists during procedures and provide chairside support for general and more complex dental procedures.
Anticipate provider needs and assist with suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation, and other permitted chairside duties.
Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope and ensure images are captured and documented properly.
Support intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within permitted scope.
Enter treatment plans and required clinical information into patient charts and support completion of documentation in Open Dental.
Review patient charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.
Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before each patient; turn over and disinfect operatories promptly.
Maintain organized, stocked operatories and communicate supply, equipment, or clinical-flow issues.
Sterilize instruments, organize cassettes, monitor lab cases, organize extra supplies, and order dental 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 and patients for the next day and mark preparations on the schedule.
Seat and prepare patients, support a comfortable experience, provide warm towels, answer patient questions, and give new-patient tours when front-office staff are busy.
Assist with patient check-in, walking patients to operatories, and answering phones when the front office is busy.
Maintain cleanliness and organization in operatories and check-in/check-out areas, and complete daily, weekly, and monthly back-office housekeeping.
Manage patient flow, minimize room turnover time, anticipate schedule needs, and help keep providers on time.
Arrive on time and stay until close; build productive schedules and 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.
Train and onboard DA I, DA II, and RDA I team members on back-office workflows.
Listen to feedback and grow; recommend new patients, refer new staff to the recruiting team, and volunteer for company events, social work, and marketing efforts.