Practice Staff - Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant Opportunity

We are looking for a Dental Assistant to join our team! Affordable Dentures & Implants is an opportunity to do what you love and get paid to do it! You will enjoy a fulfilling career like no other and will play a vital role in changing the lives of our patients. Together with our experienced dentists and lab professionals, you can be part of delivering life-changing tooth replacement care to hundreds of thousands of patients every year.

Job Purpose : The Dental Assistant will assist affiliated dentists and lab professionals in the delivery of life-changing tooth replacement care to patients. Provides chair-side assistance for impressions, dentures, dental implants and oral surgery (applicability dependent on State law and scope of practice regulations). Provides best-in-class customer service to our patients.

Essential Functions :

• Prepare the office to receive patients prior to opening daily
• Provide responsive, high-quality service to patients
• Provide patient education regarding treatment options, denture styles, packages, aftercare instructions, and pricing
• Provide patient information regarding office policies
• Consistently record information on the treatment router and patient history forms as instructed by the treating dentist
• Consistently select appropriate tray sizes for patients' impression materials, and assist dentist with patient impressions, upon direction from the treating dentist
• Upon direction from the treating dentist, demonstrate ability to prepare wax bites
• Upon direction and supervision of the treating dentist, and within legal guidelines of expanded duties, assist dentist with adjustments on dentures and denture insertions
• Tally time sheets in an accurate and timely manner and give to FDA for dentist approval and signature
• Assist treating dentist with surgery
• Take and develop x-rays as needed (has certification, where certification is required)
• Consistently sterilize instruments with minimal direction, including impression trays and hand piece burs and wipes down equipment after each patient
• Escort each patient to the check out area, with appropriate paperwork
• Maintain clean work area at all times; participate in daily cleaning duties, including vacuuming and emptying of waste receptacles, cleaning operatories and instruments
• Inventory and re-order supplies as instructed
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• Minimal travel may be required for training and / or continuing education purposes
• Other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements :

General Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

Pay Type : Hourly

Job Category : Practice Staff