Job Description
Job Description
Salary :
Little Rock Family Dental Care is looking for an experienced, energetic, hardworking Dental Assistant to add to our team. We offer competitive pay, health benefits, PTO and 401k.
Hours : Full-Time
Tuesday - Friday 8 : 00am - 5 : 00pm
Saturday 8 : 00am - 3 : 00pm
Responsibilities :
- Prepare customers for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort
- Prepare materials for crowns or dental impressions
- Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
- Take x-rays of patients teeth when necessary and display results for the dentist
- Sterilize instruments according to regulations
- Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
- Undertake lab tasks as instructed
- Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
- Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked
- Schedule appointments
- Maintain accurate patient recordsand assist with payment procedures
Requirements :
Proven experience as dental assistantKnowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methodsUnderstanding of health & safety regulationsAbility to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing is a plusGood computer skillsExcellent communication and people skillsAttention to detailWell-organized and reliableHigh school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred