What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Dental Assistant position at Shared Practices Group?
Join us at Shared Practices Group, where we're revolutionizing dental care and enhancing lives through our innovative implant solutions, particularly the life-changing All-on-4 dental implants. These revolutionary procedures not only improve health but also boost confidence and self-esteem by providing a stable, natural-looking set of teeth. They improve speech, eating comfort, and overall quality of life, promising a transformative experience for our patients?.
Working at Shared Practices Group means being part of a dynamic work environment where each one of our employees has the opportunity to make a difference. We love what we do, and it shows. Our company’s purpose is to increase our patients’ access to life-changing full arch dentistry. We value our employees as much as we value our patients. One of our core values is “Team First,” only by serving our teammates can we render excellent service to our patients!
We strive to hire a top notch assistant. An ideal candidate would have at least two years of surgical dental assisting experience and a passion for surgery. We are looking for a rockstar with a positive, upbeat attitude, willing to put in hard work and dedicated to achieving the team goal. This opportunity will require our assistant to hit the ground running from the start. Setting up the back office, which will include determining operational workflow, sterile room organization and collaboration with the team to provide an incredible service.
Requirements:Main responsibilities include the following:
- Taking patient photos
- Taking Cone Beams, Pano and x-rays
- Navigating with Open Dental software
- Taking impressions
- Adjusting and relining prosthetics
- Setting up and breaking down operatory rooms
- Placing orders and maintaining inventory
- Assisting the doctor during a variety of surgical procedures
- Sterilization and daily cleaning
- X-ray certification
- CPR certification
- OSHA and HIPAA compliance
- Self starter who is also a team player
- Detail and task oriented
- Patient-centric
- Cross trained to help out at the front desk
Minimum Qualifications:
- Basic dental terminology
- Inventory management skills
- Implant, All on four and over denture knowledge
- Proficient at alginate impression taking
- OSHA Complaint, infection control compliant and HIPAA compliant.
- Experience taking CBCT and Pano images
Preferred Qualifications:
- Min 12 months experience in an oral -surgical setting highly preferred
- Experience with wax try ins, changing locator rings
- Strong communication skills, ability to multitask, highly organized and upbeat attitude
- Open dental knowledge
Our benefits package includes:
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Employer paid life insurance
- STD, hospital, accident and critical illness insurance
- PTO
- Paid holidays
- Scrub allowance
- Competitive hourly wage based on experience
SPG is a great place to not only work but to begin a rewarding career. If you’ve ever imagined being a part of a team that helps change lives by giving patient’s their confidence back through a new smile, this is the career for you!
If you feel you would be an ideal fit for our team and have a passion for changing people's lives then we encourage you to apply today!
Salary : $22 - $28
