Dental Assistant

Guru Dental Group; Bridgeville (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Profit sharing

Job summary

Guru Dental Group in Bridgeville, PA seeks a friendly dental assistant to support clinical and front desk operations, ensuring patient comfort and efficient appointments. You will work chair-side, assist the doctor, manage digital x-rays, and help with charting in the practice management software.

You will also handle sterilization, instrument prep, and frontline tasks such as tracking maintenance, stocking supplies, and greeting patients.

Qualifications

• CPR certification required
• X-ray certification required
• CE certifications as per PA regulations
• OSHA and HIPAA compliance

Responsibilities

• Provide chair-side clinical support to the doctor during procedures.
• Assist with charting and updating restorations in the practice management software.
• Take digital x-rays and enter them into patient charts.
• Perform sterilization of instruments and disinfect operatories per CDC guidelines.
• Monitor lab cases and ensure readiness before appointments.
• Support office staff to meet patient needs and keep on schedule.
• Greet patients and introduce yourself, noting chief complaints.
• Assist at checkout and address patient questions at the end of visits.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills

Team collaboration

Chair-side support

Patient communication

Patient care

Tools

Practice management software

Digital x-rays

Sterilization protocols

Job description

Benefits:

• Employee discounts


• Health insurance


• 401(k) matching


• Bonus based on performance


• Profit sharing

Position summary

Dental assistants at our Dental Practice enthusiastically support our motto by

helping patients to help in ensuring confidence in their smiles.

Job Responsibilities:

Clinical support

• Provide chair-side clinical support to doctor in all dental procedures


• Help doctor charting, assisting and accurately entering or updating existing restorations and treatment plans in the practice management software


• Take digital x-rays and enter into the patients chart


• Complete sterilization process for instruments and disinfect operatories as per CDC guideline. Set up and breakdown operatories.


• Monitor all lab cases and ensure they are ready before patients appointments


• Work as a team player with other office staff for patient needs and stay on schedule


• Greet patients and introduce yourself with name and position when bringing patients from the waiting area


• Ask patients about their chief complaints and comfort them while completing pre-exam steps like taking x-ray, intra-oral photos and relay the chief complaint to the doctor upon arrival for exam


• Escort patients to check out counter upon the completion of the appointment and ask for any additional concerns or questions


• Additional duties may be assigned as needed

Admin/Front desk support

• Keep track of all the maintenance schedules for the digital x-rays, autoclave, compressor, and spore testing on a weekly bases


• Keep track of the emergency kit and first aid supplies to ensure they are stocked and up to date


• Adhere to the OSHA regulations and our dental practice safety requirements, including HIPPA guidelines, CPR , x-ray and CE certifications as per the PA state regulations


• Help the front desk staff on your down time and ensure that the office is neat and clean

Values and ethics expectations

• Treat every team member and patients with respect and dignity


• Be accountable for yourself and team members because we are representing ourselves and also our dental practice as a whole


• Welcome and treat all patients and staff without judgment or prejudice


• Be enthusiastic and ready to help everyone and don’t engage in unproductive gossip and pass time