Chairside Dental Assistant — Calm Patients, Fast & Precise

Centennial, CO; Centennial, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Referral bonus

Paid time off

Health insurance coverage

Paid gym membership for you and your…

Year-end bonus for performance above b

Continuing education and certification

Renewals paid for CE

Job summary

A good assistant makes the dentist faster and the patient calmer at the same time. You will work chairside through restorative, surgical, and emergency days—setting up, taking radiographs and impressions, anticipating the next instrument before it is asked for, and keeping the person in the chair informed about what is happening and why.

We keep the operatories properly equipped and replace what slows you down, because an assistant fighting the equipment cannot look after the patient.

Qualifications

• Dental assisting credential and radiography certification as required by Colorado.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.
• Steady hands, a strong stomach, and genuine patience with anxious patients.
• Able to keep pace through a full day without cutting a corner on sterilization.
• Chairside experience preferred; we will happily consider a recent graduate who interviews well.

Responsibilities

• Set up and break down operatories, sterilize instruments, and have the tray ready before the doctor sits down.
• Assist chairside through restorative, surgical, and emergency procedures using four-handed technique.
• Take digital radiographs, intraoral photos, and impressions or digital scans as directed.
• Pour models, fabricate temporaries, and perform expanded functions permitted by your credentials.
• Give post-operative instructions in plain language and answer patients' questions.
• Maintain infection control, sterilization logs, and operatory stock to OSHA and CDC standards.

Skills

Four-handed technique

Infection control

Chairside assistance

Education

Dental assisting credential

Radiography certification (Colorado)

Job description

A good assistant makes the dentist faster and the patient calmer at the same time. You will work chairside through restorative, surgical, and emergency days—setting up, taking radiographs and impressions, anticipating the next instrument before it is asked for, and keeping the person in the chair informed about what is happening and why.

We keep the operatories properly equipped and replace what slows you down, because an assistant fighting the equipment cannot look after the patient.