What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant position at Winter Springs Dentistry?
Job Description
We are hiring a bilingual (english/spanish) dental assistant for our busy general dental practice. You will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, assisting dentists, and some dental hygiene tasks. Dental x-ray certification is required.
Required Minimum 2 years experience with a General Dentist directly assisting in crowns, bridges, veneers, fillings, extractions, dentures, invisalign, general exams, including note taking and inventory. Job will include assisting with Oral Surgery procedures with IV Sedation.
Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 7:45am-5:45pm. Once to twice a month we open an additional weekday for Oral Surgery, 7:30am-3:30pm.
Benefits include Production Bonus, PTO, 401k, in house dental and family discount.
Dental Assistant Responsibilities:
A busy and well kept privately owned four operatory general practice dental office in Winter Springs Town Center Shops.
A busy and well kept privately owned four operatory general practice dental office in Winter Springs Town Center Shops.
We are hiring a bilingual (english/spanish) dental assistant for our busy general dental practice. You will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, assisting dentists, and some dental hygiene tasks. Dental x-ray certification is required.
Required Minimum 2 years experience with a General Dentist directly assisting in crowns, bridges, veneers, fillings, extractions, dentures, invisalign, general exams, including note taking and inventory. Job will include assisting with Oral Surgery procedures with IV Sedation.
Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 7:45am-5:45pm. Once to twice a month we open an additional weekday for Oral Surgery, 7:30am-3:30pm.
Benefits include Production Bonus, PTO, 401k, in house dental and family discount.
Dental Assistant Responsibilities:
- Preparing patients for dental work.
- 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.
- Certification or associate degree in an accredited dental assisting program.
- Dental x-ray certification.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of Dental Hygiene Program.
- Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
- Able to provide great patient care.
A busy and well kept privately owned four operatory general practice dental office in Winter Springs Town Center Shops.
A busy and well kept privately owned four operatory general practice dental office in Winter Springs Town Center Shops.