Registered Dental Assistant III Santa Monica
About The Position
The Registered Dental Assistant III provides advanced chairside and clinical support to dentists, assists with general and more complex dental procedures, and helps maintain efficient patient and provider flow. The role includes taking and documenting diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within the permitted scope, entering treatment plans and clinical information in Open Dental, supporting procedures such as intraoral scanning, impressions, and clinical photography, and preparing patients, operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups. The position also supports sterilization, lab cases, supply monitoring and ordering through Dentira, operatories and office cleanliness, and patient experience. The assistant may help with front-office tasks when needed, including patient check-in, answering phones, giving new-patient tours, and responding to patient questions. As a senior clinical-support resource, this role trains and onboards dental assistant and sterilization team members, helps onboard dentists and assistants to Clove’s workflows, and coordinates back-office clinical execution when needed.
Requirements
- Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-ray) Certificate.
- Six years or more, as indicated by the posting’s “6 years above” minimum requirement.
- Ability to perform duties within the permitted scope of practice.
Nice To Haves
- RDA-EFI or RDA-EFII credential.
Responsibilities
- Assist dentists during procedures and enter doctor treatment plans into patient charts.
- Provide chairside assistance for 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.
- Assist with suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation, and other permitted chairside duties.
- Support intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within permitted scope.
- Turn over, disinfect, stock, and organize operatories; prepare rooms, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before patients arrive.
- Enter clinical information and support completion of charts and documentation in Open Dental.
- Review patient charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.
- Prepare and seat patients, review basic medical history information, and support a comfortable patient experience.
- Perform coronal polishing, pit and fissure sealants, topical fluoride, temporary restorations, matrix placement and removal, excess cement removal, and certain orthodontic functions.
- Sterilize instruments and organize cassettes.
- Monitor lab cases in the office and keep extra supplies organized; order dental supplies through Dentira as needed.
- Maintain efficient clinical flow by minimizing turnover time, anticipating schedule needs, helping providers stay on time, and managing patient flow.
- Monitor operatory supplies and equipment and proactively address shortages or issues.
- Complete daily, weekly, and monthly back-office housekeeping and help keep operatories, check-in/check-out areas, floors, lights, and doors clean and organized.
- Prepare operatories for the next day and patients, and mark information on the schedule.
- Ensure patients receive a warm towel.
- Help check in patients, escort them to operatories, give new-patient tours, answer patient questions, and answer phones within two rings when the front office is busy.
- 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.
- Arrive on time and stay until close; build productive schedules and be willing to work as needed.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
