What are the responsibilities and job description for the Orthodontic Assistant at Red Dirt Orthodontics position at Specialty Dental Brands-OK?
Description
Join the Red Dirt Orthodontics Family!
At Red Dirt Orthodontics, we’re more than just a smile team—we’re a community dedicated to providing exceptional care in a fun, friendly, and fast-paced environment. With offices in Yukon and West OKC, we’re growing and looking for a passionate, detail-oriented Orthodontic Assistant to join our team. If you love helping people smile brighter and want to be part of a practice that truly values patient experience and team culture, we’d love to meet you!
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Duties include:
- Help to maintain patient flow pattern by seating patients promptly and begin procedures
- Place separators, elastic chains, and wires.
- Prepare teeth for bonding of braces and Invisalign attachments
- Scales cement and checks patient for loose brackets or bonds Monitor oral hygiene of patients, instructs on correct brushing
- Deliver all instruments to sterilization to be sterilized
- Keeps drawers stocked, clean, and replenished Debriefs patient and parents after appointments Take X-rays, CBCT, iTero scans, and impressions.
- Charts notes for patients seen, Chart scheduling of next appointment type needed and the weeks out
- Answers any questions for parents regarding treatment
- Assists Orthodontist in any given procedure
- Anticipates what doctor may need during appointment and takes action
- Cleans chair and moves around clinic with sense of urgency
- Back up Sterilization
- Preforms side tasks daily and/or monthly as assigned by Clinic Coordinator
- Attends all other staff meetings and Daily Huddles.
- Abide by established office policies and procedures
- Representing the practice in a positive way inside and outside of the office.
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Requirements
- At least 6 mo to 1 year of dental assisting experience is required (orthodontics preferred)
- be self-motivated, organized, and have a positive attitude
- possess great understanding of dental terminology
- have excellent communication and written skills
- have excellent public relations skills
- work well with patients and team
- be experienced in delivering high-level customer service
- Committed to the position arriving on time daily and staying late as needed.
- Travel between office locations on a needed basis
Salary : $15 - $22
