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Registered Dental Assistant/Dental Assistant

Elevated Smiles
Carlsbad, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/1/2024
Join our dynamic and personal dental team.

We are looking for a positive and approachable individual join our vibrant cosmetic and general dental practice.  If you're passionate about creating a positive change to our patients, our team and yourself, we want you on board.  You will be joining another dental assistant in a practice dedicated to excellence in service and while having fun doing so.

Our dental practice is seeking a dental assistant to help:
  • Assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures.
  • Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays).
  • Asking about the patient's medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse.
  • Serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol, and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment.
  • Helping patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment.
  • Providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling).
  • Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling).
  • Taking impressions of patient's teeth for study casts (models of teeth).
  • Performing office management tasks that often require the use of a computer.
  • Communicating with patients and suppliers (e.g., scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing, and ordering supplies).
  • Helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and oral surgery.

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