Dental Assistant - Implant/Surgery Experience Preferred (26038)

West Virginia | Full-Time | Direct Hire | $20-$28 per Hour

A-Team Dental Staffing has partnered with an established private dental practice in Glen Dale, West Virginia, to recruit two experienced Dental Assistants for full-time, direct-hire opportunities.

This single-provider practicehas served the community for more than 30 years and provides comprehensive general, cosmetic, restorative, implant, endodontic, and surgical dentistry. The practice is seeking confident, dependable assistants with several years of hands-on experience who can contribute immediately in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Schedule

• Monday through Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  
• Friday hours may vary
  
• Team members arrive approximately 30 minutes before the first patient
  
• Full-time, direct-hire positions
  

Compensation

• $20-$25 per hour
  
• Compensation based on experience, certifications, and clinical skill level
  
• Exceptional candidates with extensive implant, oral-surgery, or endodontic experience may be considered above the posted range
  

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient four-handed chairside assistance
  
• Anticipate the dentist's needs throughout procedures
  
• Prepare treatment rooms, instruments, materials, and equipment
  
• Assist with crowns and bridges, composite and amalgam fillings, root canals, extractions, implant placement, pulpotomies, dentures, and other restorative procedures
  
• Assist with surgical and complex dental procedures
  
• Take diagnostic-quality digital radiographs
  
• Prepare patients for treatment and clearly explain procedures
  
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in Open Dental
  
• Turn over treatment rooms thoroughly and efficiently
  
• Sterilize instruments and maintain infection-control protocols
  
• Monitor clinical supplies and restock treatment areas
  
• Provide postoperative instructions as directed
  
• Help anxious patients feel comfortable and cared for
  
• Maintain smooth and efficient patient flow
  
• Follow OSHA, HIPAA, and practice safety requirements
  
• Communicate professionally with the dentist, patients, and team members
  

Practice Software and Technology

• Open Dental
  
• Weave
  
• DEXIS digital imaging
  
• PreXion 3D imaging
  
• Advanced implant and restorative technology
  

These opportunities are ideal for experienced Dental Assistants who are clinically confident, proactive, and ready to become dependable members of an established dental team.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply confidentially with an updated résumé.

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Requirements

• Several years of hands-on dental assisting experience required
  
• Experience assisting with restorative dentistry, oral surgery, implants, extractions, and root canals is strongly preferred
  
• Dental radiology certification as required by West Virginia
  
• Current CPR/BLS certification
  
• Strong knowledge of dental terminology, instruments, materials, and procedures
  
• Open Dental experience preferred
  
• Ability to anticipate the dentist's needs and remain prepared throughout procedures
  
• Comfortable working independently and taking initiative
  
• Able to maintain efficiency and quality in a fast-paced environment
  
• Organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and outcome-focused
  
• Excellent communication and patient-care skills
  
• Professional, compassionate, and team-oriented
  

Benefits

• Dental benefits
  
• Vision benefits
  
• Holiday pay
  
• Additional benefit details will be discussed during the interview.