Dental Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Training & development

Benefits/Perks

• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation

Summary
We are seeking a skilled and experienced bilingual Dental Assistant to join the team at our practice. The Dental Assistant's primary responsibilities are to provide the patient with quality care and to provide the doctor with quality assistance on patient procedures. The Dental Assistant has direct responsibility for patient's excellent experience and the patient retention while in the chair.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the doctor with all dental procedures including but not limited to, take directions from doctor, anticipate doctor's needs, performing patient oral evaluations, take, develop and mount accurate and high-quality X-rays, various laboratory duties including provisional.
• Perform efficient and accurate procedures to help maintain doctor's schedule and patient flow; create "no patient wait time;" maintain time flexibility for patient; be present, engaged, ready to work at all assigned shift times.
• Review patient chart prior to doctor arrival and log appropriate patient data during exam and treatment as well as transcribe doctor notes in patient chart
• Maintain patient confidentiality through HIPAA compliance
• Follow OSHA and company safety policies and procedures
• CPR trained
• Promote and market the company's services, retail products and doctors to patients as well as educate patients and address their questions and/or concerns
• Verify patient health history (basic health review, medications, understanding impact with dentistry) and document appropriately in patient's chart.
• Complete checklists as assigned.
• Clean and prepare operatory per company procedures prior to patient appointment
• Sterilize equipment and operatories per OSHA guidelines
• Assist staff in scheduling patients' follow up visits
• Assist with cleaning of front office areas as needed.
• Follow up with labs to ensure quality and timely products

Qualifications and Experience

• Must have experience with Open Dental
• Must be fluent in both English and Spanish
• 2+ years of previous chair-side dental assisting and Treatment planning experience
• Ability to commute to Lawrenceville
• Excellent bedside manner