Dental Assistant

If you enjoy working with kids, getting to know them over time, helping them overcome challenges and develop life-long skills that will help you in your own life, then please consider joining our remarkable team at A Kidz Dental Zone. We specialize in Pediatric Dentistry and guide parents and their children from infancy through adolescence using state of the art technology, specialized training and most of all, a fun, healthy approach toward building a lifetime of healthy and happy smiles. We feel we are able to do this using the Core Values which guide our interactions every single day: Openness, Community, Integrity, Compassion and Quality. If these ring true for you, then we might be a great fit.

As a dental assistant you will work with the dentist and your team to promote good dental and general health through education, patient interaction, planning and support. You will be an integral player in each of your patient experiences and remembered. You will count more than you know.

Why Should You Apply?

• $5000 Signing Bonus

• Competitive market rate wages relative to skill and tenure

• In-office training for self development and progression in the industry if desiring greater skills

• Top benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Aflac, 401K Plans with 100% Employer matching up to 4%, paid time off which grows over time, bereavement leave, Employee Assistance Program, Holiday Pay, metric bonuses and more

• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities, intra and inter office continuing education

• Consistent hours, up to 40 hours/week and 5 days per week.

• Most of all, we are a team that focuses on family, individuals, each other and most of all, a fun learning environment that makes the days fly by

• Team that focuses on family, individuals, and each other!

Responsibilities Include:

• Prepare room for patient care

• Engage patient for dental hygiene by welcoming, setting the stage in a fun, approachable manner, seating and draping patient.

• Examine patients’ mouth for oral health, OHI, and provide the following treatment as instructed and approved by the dentist:

• Tooth and restoration polishing

• Removal of excess cement with hand instruments when applicable

• Taking of necessary radiographs

• Sealant application

• Arrest dental decal by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents

• Material mixing and preparation for restorations or necessary medicaments to be used

• Take impressions of teeth

• Answer questions and provide parents, or guardians with information about patients’ oral health, treatment, and hygiene.

• Communicate and work alongside dental staff to provide the patient with a high level of care.

Requirements/Competencies

• Current Oregon Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) required

• Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients, parents, doctors and staff, in person and on the telephone

• Ability to work on multiple projects at once

• Bilingual is a plus.

How to Apply

• Submit your resume online

A Kidz Dental Zone is committed to maintaining a drug-free and safe workplace. A post-offer drug test to detect the use of illegal drugs and background check are a part of our hiring process. A Kidz Dental Zone does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its health programs and activities.'

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: Up to $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay
• Signing bonus

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations