Traveling Periodontal Dental Assistant

Cody Periodontics•Denver, CO

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Colorado Periodontal Group is seeking a Traveling Periodontal Dental Assistant to join our growing specialty team! This is a part-time, 3 day per week position working Wednesday- Friday. In this role, you will be assisting our periodontists at two general dentistry clinics located in Denver and Thornton. We work with two fantastic periodontists that are easy to work with and believe in coaching and developing their teams. This is a great opportunity to gain some hands on surgical experience and delve into the fascinating world of periodontics! Our ideal Periodontal Dental Assistant will have 2 or more years of experience assisting in a perio, endo, or oral surgery specific role. However, we are open to training recent dental assistant graduates or assistants from other areas of dentistry as long as you are reliable, passionate and eager to learn. If this sounds like you, apply today-we'd love to hear from you!

Requirements

Certified dental assistant or dental assistants with previous experience in any specialty
Reliable transportation to travel between clinics
X-Ray Certification required
Active CPR or BLS certification required
Certified Dental Assistant preferred

Nice To Haves

2 or more years of experience assisting in a perio, endo, or oral surgery specific role
Recent dental assistant graduates or assistants from other areas of dentistry as long as you are reliable, passionate and eager to learn

Responsibilities

Genuinely welcome patients into the practice
Assist the Periodontist with dental procedures using four-handed dentistry
A thorough review and update of the patient's health history
Sterilization of instruments according to OSHA regulations
Select and set up instruments, equipment, and supplies as needed for each operatory
Provide post-operative care instructions