Dental assistant

Dental assistant-DA or RDA

If you are a hard working and meticulous dental assistant looking for employment where your work is appreciated and your contribution to the office is valued, then we might be the right dental practice for you! Benefits being offered to the successful candidate of this position (who work a minimum of 30 hours per week) include medical insurance, dental benefits, and a monthly incentive bonus.
We are a growing general dental office composed of caring professionals seeking a positive dental assistant who is friendly, confident, with great verbal and written communication skills and computer literate. The primary duties of the Dental Assistant will include chair side assisting, back office sterilization, inventory, maintaining cleanliness, and also helping the front office answer phones, make appointments, and call patients who are due for their hygiene appointments.

Pay

$20~$26 per hour

Employment Type

Part-time

Requirements

• Basic life support
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Infection Control License

Radiation licence
Infection control License
CPR

Job Description

Position: Part-time Dental Assistant
Location: San Diego, CA
• Assists the doctor by passing instruments, aspirating intra-oral fluids, mixing materials and medicaments during examinations or treatment.
• Records treatment information on the patient’s chart, including treatment rendered, the type of treatment planned and the amount of chair time, doctor time and assistant time needed for next appointment.
• Provides customer service support to patients by escorting them to and from the treatment room and prepping them for care by the doctor as well as scheduling their next recare appointment.
• Exposes digital full mouth X-rays.
• Takes digital impressions for diagnostic and opposing models.
• Prepares all treatment rooms including, but not limited to, set-up, decontamination, sterilization of all instruments, cleaning and restocking.
• Maintains cleanliness of the lab and sterilizing area.
• Reviews patient’s medical history, progress from the previous visit, if applicable, and the scheduled treatment plan with each patient.
• Communicates oral hygiene instructions, post-op instructions, and explains dental procedures to patients.
• Applies non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents and fluoride. Flosses patients’ teeth.
• Inspects patient’s oral cavity and charts lesions, existing restorations and missing teeth.
• Assit with oral surgery and implant placement.

Benefits

Jobley Bonus: $45 (awarded to candidates hired through Jobley)

Shift & Schedule

7:30-5:00 PM

About the Practice

• Name: All Coast Dental
• Location: 2180 Garnet Avenue, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA 92109