Dental Assistant

Smile Programs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Programs is seeking a Dental Assistant in Chicago to support their mobile dental practice focused on underserved children. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a flexible schedule that aligns with school hours, providing essential dental care in a rewarding environment.

Benefits

Flexible scheduling

Benefit package (health, dental, vision)

Evenings, weekends and summers off

State-of-the-art portable dental equipment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Dental Assistant preferred.
• Must be professional, personable, and a team player.
• Willingness to travel to schools.

Responsibilities

• Assist dentists during procedures and perform dental charting.
• Sterilize instruments and check in children.
• Manage pick-up/drop-off and collect permission forms.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Work with children

Education

Dental Assistant Certification

CPR certification

Tools

Digital X-ray

Job description

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Dentistry with a work-life balance

Make a difference while doing what you love

Dentistry with a work-life balance

Make a difference while doing what you love

If you’re looking for a career opportunity at a competitive salary while helping kids in need, let’s talk.

Smile Illinois , a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Dental Assistant in Chicago, IL and surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school.

Our innovative in school dental program offers something different than a traditional dental practice. With a workday that ends with the school day and no nights or weekends, our program is perfect for people looking for a diverse and different working environment, working parents and anyone who wants to make a difference in the dental field.

Sound interesting? Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email [e-mail]

(If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)

Dental Assistant Qualifications

• Dental Assistant Certification (preferred, but not required)
• CPR certification card
• Working experience as a Dental Assistant
• Working experience with Digital X-ray's
• Experience with patient charting (paper forms, charting tooth surfaces)
• Professional & Personable
• Must have exceptional organizational skills
• Must have exceptional communication skills
• Valid ID, and a willingness to travel to schools within the boroughs
• Works well with children
• Team player and able to work on a small team
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
  
  

Dental Assistant Responsibilities

• Chairside Assisting
• Dental Charting
• Sterilizing Instruments
• Checking in Children, entering data
• Pick-up/drop-off and collect permission forms to and from schools
• Work directly with school staff (i.e. school admin, nurse, teachers)
  
  

Smile Illinois Offers

• Evenings, weekends and summers off!
• Working a school day schedule (about 6 – 7 hours); on average between 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
• Benefit package (health, dental, vision)
• Unique work experience and flexible scheduling
• Full and part time positions
• Competitive compensation
• State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
• Latest technology & digital radiography
  
  

Want to learn more? Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email [e-mail]

(If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)

Who We Are

Smile Programs…the mobile dentists is the nation’s leading in-school dental program founded more than two decades ago by two moms, who happen to also be dentists. The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain and associated health problems.

Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges, they sought to bring the care to the need.

Using the latest technology in portable equipment, a team of dedicated dental professionals provide preventive and restorative dental care to children right at school. Our flexibility and expertise allow us to transform classrooms, auditoriums, gyms or other suitable areas into fully functional dental offices for the day.

Every year, through its devoted group of dental professionals, Smile Programs…the mobile dentists puts happy, healthy smiles on over 500,000 children from coast to coast.

Join us in our mission to bring smiles and good oral health to where they are needed. Call or text us at 855-957-4375 or email [e-mail] . You’ll be glad you did.

Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Smile Programs.

Smile Programs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.

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