Job Description
Job Description
Job Description and Duties
Position : Dental Assistant for Wesley Chapel and Tampa locations
Reports To : Office Manager / Dentist
Position Description : 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 and hygienist handle patients, instruments, and supplies during the treatment of the teeth, mouth, and gums.
Dental assistants also document patient care and take x-rays.
Our Ideal Candidate must be
- Driven and Self Motivated
- Positive Attitude
- Eager and Excited to learn
- Love and care for the work you do
- Outstanding Customer Service
Benefits : 401K with matching
401K with matching
Supplemental health insurance
Term life insurance
Discounted home and auto insurance
Pet insurance
Plus more benefits and exclusive discounts
Responsibilities for Dental Assistant :
- Welcome patients and get them situated in the appropriate treatment room
- Take and document patient dental history and updates, as well as overall health and medication history
- Assist dentist and hygienist by handling supplies and instruments as requested
- Prepare tables and trays for dentist with necessary instruments and supplies
- Clean and sterilize instruments, and prepare treatment rooms as needed
- Take, expose, and mount high quality dental radiographs
- Perform patient charting as instructed by the dentist
- Working knowledge of dental procedure codes and inter-dependencies
- Ensure appropriate supply of equipment and materials
- Assist in end of day office closing activities
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA and OSHA standards and requirements in all interactions
- Be a Team Player and assist team members as needed
- Perform all duties with utmost honesty, integrity and humility
- May require travel to second location of the office in Wesley Chapel on occasional basis
Qualifications for Dental Assistant :
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
- Licensed as a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) or a Registered Dental Assistant in Extended Functions (RDAEF) in Florida
- Current CPR certification required
- Radiology certification required
- 2-3 years of experience as an RDA
- Experience with Dentrix is preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to follow outlined policies and guidelines
- Possess a professional and positive attitude
Skills :
- General Practice
- Bilingual
- Crown Prepping
- Digital Impressions
- Digital X-rays
- Extended Functions
- Cross-trained (Front / Back Office)
- RDAEF / RDAEF2
- Treatment Planning
- Intraoral Photos
- Dentrix
- Dexis
- Spanish Benefits :
- Dental
- Dental
- 401k
- Bonuses
Compensation :
- $18-$23 / hour
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