Dental Assistant

Benefits: 401(k) Employee discounts Health insurance Paid time off Training & development About Us We strive to provide our community with the best dental care possible – all with genuine enthusiasm, great compassion, warmth, and a commitment to quality. It is our goal to maintain a caring environment that is respectful and gracious to all. Our shared values include: Compassion Respect Excellence Dedication Innovation Integrity Trust Grace Our entire team is dedicated to delivering outstanding dental care while making each patient as comfortable as possible. We pursue excellence through continuing education and using the latest dental technology to provide you with the highest level of dental treatment and customer service. With your trust, it is our mission to deliver this care with first-class, five-star service. A Day in the Life of a Dental Assistant at Smile Makers Arriving 30 minutes before start time to be ready to go at 10 AM Working with a driven team of other Dental Assistants. Caring for patients who are in all surrounding of Northern Virginia Working in an office that is diverse where the team altogether speaks more than 10 languages! Treating every patient like family. Assisting through procedures in all areas of the clinical space, i.e room setup/breakdown, four handed dentistry, sterilization, etc Contributing to supply and inventory management Using all equipment with care and ownership Improving daily on essential tasks such as taking quality x rays, suctioning, and patients care Supporting the hygienist is all aspects of preventative and periodontal procedures Completing opening and closing duties as team This role is for you if... You love working in a fast pace environment You thrive when there are learning opportunities You enjoy constant communication You love working with friendly patients You can’t live without modern technology You absolutely love a diverse team You want to learn and train to improve your assisting skills on a daily basis You understand the importance of treating others like you want to be treated Your attention to detail is exceptional and you prefer order and organization You are a self starter and take initiative everyday You are driven by results, solutions, and impact This role is not for you if... You prefer working solo as opposed to on a team You are uncomfortable being in close proximity with a wide variety of people daily Change makes you uncomfortable and you often resist it You treat this position as a job and not a career Does not manage time well or enjoy multitasking Dreading the work rather than learning Negative attitude and mindset What Winning Looks Like: We support you in winning by reviewing metrics related to sterilization protocols, treatment case acceptance, reappointment rate, and meeting provider production goals weekly and providing interactive support and training to set you up to succeed! Staying on time throughout the work day Your dental skills have expanded to take on more accelerated tasks and procedures Align with Dentist goals NP reappointment Treatment or Case Acceptance Deal Breakers An individual who limits themselves from learning Not dedicated Everyday is a new day to learn something new and be open minded to help serve the community. Being open to meeting people from all over the world is a must, we are very diverse. Lastly, the candidate would need to be In alignment with core values to execute every day you enter Smile Makers with compassion, respect, empathy, dedication, innovation, integrity, trust, and grace. #J-18808-Ljbffr