Dental Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off

We are seeking a full time Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) to support our office Monday thru Friday. The ideal candidate should be reliable, have a positive attitude, posses good communication skills and enjoy working as a team in order to ensure the office and provider's day runs smoothly.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for assisting the dentist in the clinical treatment of patients 
• Set up treatment rooms for procedures 
• Great and escort patients to treatment room 
• Show care and concern, help patients feel comfortable and ensure patients are always attended to
• Obtain and review health histories according to office protocol 
• Anticipate and assist dentist’s needs 
• Perform RDA functions and other tasks as assigned by the dentist
• Ensure proper treatment notes are recorded in patient’s chart 
• Keep operatories ready, stocked and clean according to OSHA regulations 
• Sterilize all instruments and handpieces according to OSHA regulations 
• Promptly send out and monitor all dental laboratory cases
• Monitor inventory and order dental office supplies as needed 
• Help in other areas of the office when necessary (i.e., answering phones, scheduling patients, verifying dental benefits, etc.) 

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS  

• High school diploma or equivalent 
• Graduate of accredited dental assisting program or dental assisting experience preferred 
• Compliance with state dental practice requirements (e.g., x-ray requirements, OSHA training) 
• Computer skills-Dentrix is a Plus
• Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists, and other staff members 
• Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff