Dental Assistant

Details

Client Name
Baystate Dental - 212 - Springfield

Job Type
Travel

Offering
Allied

Profession
Allied Health

Specialty
Dental Assistant

Job ID
35547733

Job Title
Dental Assistant

Weekly Pay
$1576.41


Shift Details

Shift
Day - 8x5 - 09AM

Scheduled Hours
40


Job Order Details

Start Date
09/28/2026

End Date
06/26/2099

Duration
3796 Week(s)


Job Description
Job Title: Dental Assistant
Profession: Dental Assistant
Specialty: -
Duration: 3796
Shift: 8 Hrs
Hours per Shift: 5x8 Hr
Experience: Minimum Years of Experience: -
License: -
Certifications: -
Must-Have: -


Description:
We are looking for a Dental Assistant to assist our clinical team.
This role will provide a high level of patient care and satisfaction while operating in a team-based environment.
The Dental Assistant will handle a variety of clinical duties for dental office operations that range in complexity and skill.
There is plenty of room to learn and grow in this position.
All aspects of the job require an exceptional level of customer service and communication skills.


Responsibilities:
Ensures a welcoming and well-prepared treatment room for patients by meticulously following prescribed procedures and protocols.
Prepares patients for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping them.
Serves as a key communicator within the practice, providing valuable information and support to both patients and colleagues through responsive interactions.
Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to the treatment area.
This includes positioning instruments for dentist's access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations and cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
Helps dentists manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification and emergency supplies.
Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
Maintains patient confidentiality and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
Demonstrates dedication to upholding a safe and hygienic work environment by strictly adhering to established procedures, rules, and regulations.
Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.


Required Education:
Completion of an accredited Dental Assistant program.
OR
Six months of hands-on experience as a Dental Assistant.


Required Certifications:
Six (6) hour x-ray training certification.
CPR card.


Preferred Certifications:
Nitrous oxide certification.
Coronal polishing certification.


Client Details

Address
1795 Main St Ste 212

City
Springfield

State
MA

Zip Code
01103


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