Chairside Dental Assistant - Growth, Benefits & CE

Star Dental Partners; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability

Pet Insurance

401K

Education support

EAP

Job summary

Chimney Rock Family Dental in Abilene, TX is hiring a Dental Assistant to join the team for a full-time schedule Monday to Thursday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. You will assist dentists chairside, welcome patients, prepare them for treatment, and maintain sterile, well-equipped operatories.

Requires Texas dental assistant license and 2+ years of experience, with familiarity with dental instruments, sterilization, safety regulations, and dental software.

Qualifications

• Active Texas dental assistant license is required.
• Dental assistant training or certification is mandatory.
• Minimum 2 years of dental assisting clinical experience.
• Knowledge of dental instruments, sterilization methods and safety regulations.
• Experience with digital dental software is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Dentists chairside during procedures.
• Welcomes patients and prepares them for treatments or checkups.
• Select and set up instrumentation and dental materials as needed.
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations.
• Maintain accurate patient records and perform basic lab tasks as instructed.
• Provide post-operative care instructions and keep operatories clean and stocked.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge of dental instruments

Sterilization methods

Health and safety regulations

Experience with dental software

Education

Dental Assistant training/certification

Active Texas dental assistant license

Tools

Dental software

Job description

Chimney Rock Family Dental in Abilene, TX is hiring a Dental Assistant to join the team for a full-time schedule Monday to Thursday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. You will assist dentists chairside, welcome patients, prepare them for treatment, and maintain sterile, well-equipped operatories.

Requires Texas dental assistant license and 2+ years of experience, with familiarity with dental instruments, sterilization, safety regulations, and dental software.