Dental Assistant

Job Summary

Dental assistants are responsible for providing the patient with high quality care by performing a variety of office, laboratory, and patient care duties. This usually entails helping the dentist with patients, instruments, and supplies during the dental visit. This job description outlines the essential functions of the Dental Assistant position and the Core Performance areas the Dental Assistant position is held accountable to.

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Welcomes patients and gets them situated in the appropriate treatment room.

Reviews patient health histories and documents all medications, medical conditions and alerts the doctor to any abnormalities.

Obtains and documents a patient's vital signs and alerts doctors to any abnormalities.

Obtains, documents, and updates patient dental history, as well as overall health and medication history.

Takes and develops x-rays, photos and CBCTs and uploads into patient charts as appropriate.

Performs the setup and breakdown of all operative equipment, instruments, and documents on time, to meet regulatory and compliance requirements and to keep the doctor on schedule with daily patient care.

Assists the doctor during a variety of treatments, exams, procedures.

Actively delivers a positive patient experience by striving to keep patients focused on the best possible treatment.

Educates patients in oral care and ensures the sterility of instruments and operatory before subsequent patients arrive.

Is proficient in educating patients in all practice procedures, exams, and procedures.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

401(k) matching

Employee discount

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

MUST HAVE:

CPR certiication

X-Ray or radiology certiication

Ability to Commute:

Chandler, AZ 85224 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Chandler, AZ 85224: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person