Our growing private practice is in need of a dental assistant. You will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification and provide a great level of patient care.

Our office has a great atmosphere, and our work ethic is high. We would like someone with a team player personality, open to providing dental assistance in all areas of Dentistry, including Implants, Root canals, Extractions, Invisalign, and digital dentistry!

Schedule:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday : 8:30-5pm, Friday 8:00-2pm.

Dental Assistant Responsibilities:

Preparing patients for dental work.
Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
Providing great patient care.
Recording treatment information in patient records.
Be proficient in Digital Xray taking.
Be able to take CT scans and Panoramic.
Be able to 3D Scan full mouth.
Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
Caring for dental equipment.
Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.

Dental Assistant Requirements:

Certification or associate degree in an accredited dental assisting program.
Dental x-ray certification.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
Able to provide great patient care.
Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.

Pardo Dentistry

Dental Assistant

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