Dental Assistant

Espire Dental; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Competitive pay

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Equity incentives

Life insurance

Job summary

Espire Dental in Fort Collins, CO is seeking a passionate dental professional to join our team as a full-time dental assistant. You will prepare patients, assist dentists, manage sterilization, and support x-ray imaging while delivering outstanding patient care.

You should be familiar with dental equipment, Cerec, and intraoral scanning; experience with sedation and implants is a plus. Training may include travel, and you will work with digital records to ensure excellent patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• A passionate dental professional who loves what they do and builds trust with patients and team members.
• Familiarity with dental equipment and instruments, including Cerec and intraoral scanning is a plus.
• Experience with sedation and dental implants placement and restoration is a plus.
• Willingness to participate in training, which may include travel.
• Experience using digital technology and electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Preparing patients for dental work and assisting dentists during procedures.
• Infection control, sterilizing instruments, setting up trays and materials.
• Assisting with dental emergencies and supporting hygienists as needed.
• Providing excellent patient care and recording treatment in patient records.
• Exposing dental X-rays and caring for X-ray equipment.
• Educating patients on dental hygiene and plaque control.
• Collecting medical/dental histories and vital signs.
• Providing postoperative instructions and maintaining equipment inventory.

Skills

Dental instruments

CEREC familiarity

Intraoral scanning

Sedation experience

Dental implants experience

Training willingness

EMR / digital records

Team player

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Fort Collins - Fort Collins, CO 80525

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $19.00 - $24.00 Hourly

At Espire, you’re empowered to use your powers. You’ll have the freedom from all the barriers, limitations, and frustrations that keep you from focusing on patient care. We’re combining the world’s best dental care and technology with inspired hospitality. If you’re amazing and you’d like to have fun, be your best, and spread confidence and joy one smile at a time, it would be a pleasure to hear from you. Be part of something unique and use your powers for good.

Who You Are:

A passionate dental professional who loves what they do. You have a willingness to build trusting relationships with team members and patients while providing the best patient outcome.

What You Bring:

• Love what you do


• Familiarity with dental equipment and instruments


• Knowledge of Cerec, and intraoral scanning a plus


• Experience with sedation and dental implant placement and restoration a plus


• Willingness and ability to participate in training, which may include travel


• Experience using digital technology and electronic medical records


• Willing to build trust with others

What You Will Be Doing:

• Preparing patients for dental work.


• Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.


• Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.


• Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.


• Providing great patient care.


• Recording treatment information in patient records.


• Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.


• Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.


• Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.


• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.


• Caring for dental equipment.


• Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.


• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.


• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.

What You Will Get from Us:

• Full-time opportunity with a flexible work schedule


• Competitive compensation packages


• Medical and vision insurance options


• Company-sponsored short-term disability benefits


• Voluntary long-term disability benefits


• Life insurance options


• 401(k) savings plan


• Equity Incentive Plan


• A company that values its team members and overall patient experience in a fun environment


• A company that has been voted Top Dental Office year over year