Registered Dental Assistant III Marin

Clove Dental•Thousand Oaks, CA

About The Position

The Registered Dental Assistant III provides senior-level clinical support to dentists and helps maintain efficient patient, operatory, and instrument flow. The role includes chairside assistance during general and more complex dental procedures, taking diagnostic-quality X-rays within the permitted scope, supporting clinical documentation in Open Dental, and preparing patients, rooms, instruments, and materials. The position also supports intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within the permitted scope. The assistant maintains organized, stocked operatories and instrument cassettes; sterilizes instruments; monitors lab cases and supplies; and orders supplies through Dentira as needed. The role also supports patient experience and office cleanliness, including patient check-in when the front office is busy, answering phones and questions, giving new-patient tours, preparing rooms for the next day, and completing routine housekeeping. As a senior team member, the Registered Dental Assistant III helps coordinate clinical execution, keeps providers on schedule, trains and supports dental assistants and sterilization technicians, and helps onboard new dentists and assistants to Clove’s clinical workflows and standards. The position may also support company events, social work, and marketing efforts.

Requirements

Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate.
Six years of experience, as indicated by “6 years above.”

Nice To Haves

RDA-EFI or RDA-EFII certification is mentioned as a common credential; it is not stated as a requirement.

Responsibilities

Assist dentists during procedures and provide chairside support for general and more complex dental procedures, anticipating provider needs.
Take and document diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within the permitted scope.
Support suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation, and other permitted chairside duties.
Enter doctor treatment plans and required clinical information into patient charts and support completion of documentation in Open Dental.
Support intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within the permitted scope.
Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before each patient; turn over and disinfect operatories promptly.
Review patient charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.
Seat and prepare patients, review basic medical history information, and support a comfortable patient experience.
Perform coronal polishing, pit and fissure sealants, topical fluoride, placement and removal of temporary restorations, placement and removal of matrices, excess cement removal, and certain orthodontic functions.
Sterilize instruments and keep cassettes organized.
Monitor lab cases in the office and monitor dental supplies; order supplies through Dentira as needed and keep extra supplies organized.
Maintain stocked, clean, and organized operatories; promptly communicate supply, equipment, or clinical-flow issues.
Prepare rooms for the next day and patients, and mark information on the schedule.
Provide warm towels to patients; assist with 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, check-in/check-out areas, floors, lights, and doors clean.
Manage patient flow, minimize room turnover time, anticipate schedule needs, and proactively help providers stay on schedule.
Arrive on time, stay until close, build productive schedules, and 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.
Train and onboard DA I, DA II, and RDA I team members on back-office workflows.
Help onboard new dentists and assistants into Clove’s clinical workflows and standards.
Act as the back-office point person when the Front Office Lead or leadership needs clinical execution coordinated.
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.