Job Type
Full-time
Description
Dental Assistant
Are you detail orientated? Want to assist in taking the best care of patient's oral care? Able to work as a team but also independently? Find out more about dental assisting at First Choice Dental!
About us
At First Choice Dental we live each day standing behind our mission and making decisions through our core values. While each of our clinics have their own unique culture that makes them special, our underlying alignment on patient care, treatments and protocols makes us First Choice Dental. This ensures that our employees and patients receive the same exceptional care, treatment and messaging at each clinic. We come together as the First Choice Family, as employees and as patients.
Our Mission : We take exceptional care of our people, and our people take exceptional care of our patients.
Our Vision: Delivering best in class dentistry and employee care in the Midwest. First Choice Dental is the top choice for our patients, offering comprehensive care that lasts.
Our Core Values: These are the foundation of First Choice Dental, how we treat each other, our patients and how we do business.
- Humility
- Passion
- Servanthood
- Unity
- Thankfulness
A little about the job
Importance: You help make sure our patients are receiving the best care possible through the patient experience from beginning to end. Keeping them safe by following proper infection control protocols, educating them using tools and technology offered and helping the dentist chairside.
Value: To be able to help our patients maintain or achieve better oral health. To work as a team daily and assist wherever might be needed.
Who are we serving: Great people all over Dane County and surrounding areas
A little about the team
Your site: You will be working with passionate people with multiple levels of experience. This includes clinical and non-clinical staff. Although you are typically assigned to work with a doctor, the goal is to communicate and work together as a team with all positions.
Your Team - The team you will be part of is part of the community! Locals who live in or around the area. We enjoy hiring people who want to put roots down and hope you want to do the same.
A Day in the life
On any given day at First Choice Dental, you can expect to encounter the following:
- Caring for a variety of patients with a mix of appointments
- Anything from day of emergencies due to pain, to routine dental procedures
- A team, treating every patient like family
- Seeing on average 5-8 patients a day
- Assisting in all areas of the clinical space and throughout the office
- room setup/breakdown, four handed dentistry, sterilization, properly stocking rooms, Etc.
- Contributing to supply and inventory management
- Always looking ahead in the schedule and being prepared
- reviewing patient's health histories, checking for lab cases and/or special supplies that may be needed.
- Educating patients via: intra-oral pictures, x-rays, models, pamphlets and demonstrations with handheld mirrors.
- Communicating with team members constantly and continuously throughout the day
- A fun paced environment that every day is never the same!
First Choice Dental offers a competitive compensation, and generous benefits package including:
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- 401k matching
- Continuing education, comprehensive training and 1:1 mentoring
- Annual clothing allowance
- Life insurance
- As an equal-opportunity employer, we're committed to inclusive policies that promote diversity and equity.
Come join First Choice Dental, apply now!