What are the responsibilities and job description for the Orthodontic Dental Assistant position at Valparaiso Orthodontics Group?
We are looking for an experienced orthodontic dental assistant for our Orthodontic office. The dental assistant will ensure excellent customer service and lift administrative and basic dental tasks off the dentist’s shoulders. Dental assistants should be well-organized with great attention to detail. Looking for the right addition to join our team!
Dental assistants are responsible for providing the patient with high-quality care by performing a variety of office, laboratory, and patient care duties. This usually entails helping the dentist handle patients, instruments, and supplies during the treatment of the teeth, mouth, and gums.
** Willingness to travel to close by sister locations on occasion **
Dental Assistant Responsibilities:
- Preparing patients for dental work.
- Knowledge of traditional and Invisalign
- Ability to work with brackets and assist the doctor in all orthodontic procedures
- Ability to take successful images and impressions
- Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
- Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
- Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.
- Providing great patient care.
- Recording treatment information in patient records.
- Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
- Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
- Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
- Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
- Caring for dental equipment.
- Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
- Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
- Assisting the dentist in all procedure
- Prepping and breakdown of the operatory
- Have previous experience in chairside assisting with: fillings, crowns, veneers, bridges, RCT, whitening, and pediatric dentistry
Skills:
- Dental Assisting experience 1-2 years required
- A positive and compassionate attitude
- X-ray experience required
- Dentrix experience preferred
- RDA license preferred
- Team player!!!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus pay
- Signing bonus
Experience:
- Orthodontics: 2 years (Required)
- Dental Assisting: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: One location