DENTAL ASSISTANT

Our high end, boutique dental office is looking for a Star Dental Assistant to join our team.
 

MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OF WORKING IN DENTAL OFFICE EXPERIENCE.

COMPETITIVE SALARY

FULL TIME
REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 1-2 years of prior experience as a dental assistant
• X Ray certification, Current license if CDA, RDA, or EFDA (per state requirements).
• Has to be a strong team player and have the willingness to serve patients
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable

Responsibilities:

• Prepare patients for treatments / checkups ensuring their comfort
• Set up and clean-up of all instruments, equipment and materials needed
• Sterilization of instruments
• Direct dental assisting the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
• Coordinate and manage supply inventory 
• Ability to deliver patient instructions
• Willingness to be cross trained for scheduling and patient check out

Key Competencies and Characteristics

• Ability to maintain composure and professionalism when exposed to stressful situations.
• Knowledge of English composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions and accept constructive feedback.
• Outstanding communication and customer service skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Reliable and dependable.
• Thrives in a team-based environment.
• Ability to keep records and patients’ personal information private.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Consistently professional appearance and attitude

Availability for a few extended hours or some weekends is a Plus.