Dental Assistant

Alta Dental of Maine

Job Summary

This is a high-volume Dental office located in Freeport looking to add an additional dental assistant position to our amazing team and growing office! The ideal candidate would be someone who is self motivated, can work well in a fast paced environment, loves learning and is a team player.

Responsibilities

• Supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials
• Assembles instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area, positioning instruments for dentist’s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies and pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests

• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records

• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Assist with payment procedures

Skills

• Proven experience as dental assistant (preferred)
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
• Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing is a plus
• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable
• High school diploma
• Radiology License (preferred)

What’s in it for you

• $20-$25 an hour depending on experience
• Full benefits including free dental work with anything we can do in house
• Uniform allowance
• PTO
• Room for advancement
• On the job training

Hours

• Monday- Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm with occasional Fridays

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Schedule:

• Day shift
• No weekends

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• X-Ray Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person