Registered Dental Assistant II Puri

Clove Dental•Oxnard, CA

About The Position

The Senior Registered Dental Assistant II provides chairside and clinical support to dentists during general and more complex dental procedures. The role includes taking diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within the permitted scope, supporting procedures such as intraoral scanning and impressions, preparing patients and operatories, and completing clinical documentation in Open Dental. The assistant helps maintain efficient patient flow and keep providers on schedule by anticipating needs, managing room turnover, monitoring supplies and equipment, and addressing workflow issues proactively. The position also supports sterilization, laboratory cases, supply ordering through Dentira, office cleanliness, and patient experience. Senior responsibilities include training and onboarding dental assistants and sterilization technicians, supporting new dentists and assistants with Clove’s clinical workflows, and serving as a senior clinical-support resource for team members. The posting also describes helping with front-office tasks when needed and participating in company events, social work, and marketing efforts.

Requirements

Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate.
3–6 years of experience, as indicated in the posting.

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 duties within the permitted scope.
Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within the permitted scope and ensure images are properly captured and documented.
Support intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within the permitted scope.
Enter doctor treatment plans and required clinical information into 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; seat and prepare patients and support a comfortable patient experience.
Turn over and disinfect operatories promptly, and prepare rooms for the next day and scheduled patients.
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 organize cassettes.
Monitor laboratory cases in the office and ensure extra supplies are organized.
Monitor dental supplies and order them through Dentira as needed; keep operatories stocked and organized and address supply or equipment issues proactively.
Promote efficient clinical flow by minimizing room turnover time, anticipating schedule needs, helping keep providers on time, and managing patient, room, and instrument flow.
Maintain cleanliness and organization in operatories and check-in/check-out areas, as well as floors, lights, and doors throughout the office; complete daily, weekly, and monthly back-office housekeeping.
Prepare rooms for the next day and mark the schedule as needed.
Provide patients with a warm towel and give new-patient tours when the front office is busy.
Check in patients and walk them to the operatory as needed when the front office is busy; answer patient questions to the best of one’s ability.
Answer phones within two rings when needed while the front office is busy.
Arrive on time, stay until close, help build productive schedules, and be willing to work as needed.
Listen to feedback and continue to grow; recommend new patients to the offices, refer new staff to the recruiting team, and volunteer for events, social work, and marketing efforts.
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.