Chairside Dental Assistant — Fast-Paced, Patient-Centered

Todays Dental Greenville; Greenville (SC); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sign-on bonus

Referral bonus

Paid time off

Health insurance

Gym membership

Year-end bonus

Continuing education

Job summary

Todays Dental Greenville in Greenville, SC is seeking a dental assistant to 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.

You will help maintain infection control, sterilization logs, and operatory stock to OSHA and CDC standards while delivering compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Certified dental assistant with radiography credential as required by SC.
• CPR/BLS certification active and current.
• Ability to work with anxious patients and remain calm.
• Ability to maintain sterilization and infection control across days.

Responsibilities

• Set up and break down operatories, sterilize instruments, and have the tray ready before the doctor sits.
• 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 credentials.
• Give post-operative instructions in plain language and answer patient questions.
• Maintain infection control, sterilization logs, and operatory stock to OSHA and CDC standards.

Skills

Four-handed technique

Radiography certification

CPR/BLS certification

Infection control

Education

Dental assisting credential and radiography certification (SC)

Tools

Radiography equipment

Job description

Todays Dental Greenville in Greenville, SC is seeking a dental assistant to 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.

You will help maintain infection control, sterilization logs, and operatory stock to OSHA and CDC standards while delivering compassionate care.