Dental Assistant

Espire Dental; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and vision insurance options

Company-sponsored disability benefits

Life insurance options

401(k) savings plan

Equity Incentive Plan

Job summary

Espire Highlands Ranch is seeking a dedicated dental professional to prepare patients for procedures, assist with sterilization, and support clinicians with imaging and record-keeping. You will help with infection control and patient education, ensuring high-quality care in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes trauma- and infection-control practices, collaboration with dentists and hygienists, and potential travel for training while delivering excellent patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Dental professional with a passion for patient care.
• Willingness to build trusting relationships with team and patients.
• Experience with dental equipment and instruments.
• Experience using digital technology and electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Preparing patients for dental work.
• Assisting dentists and managing medical/dental emergencies when necessary.
• Exposing dental x-rays and caring for x-ray equipment.
• Recording treatment information in patient records.
• Providing postoperative instructions and patient education.
• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining inventory.

Skills

Familiarity with dental equipment

Digital technology experience

Willingness to travel for training

Tools

Cerec

3Shape

Intraoral scanning

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Highlands Ranch - Highlands Ranch, CO 80126, Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time, Salary Range: $25.00 - $29.00 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, 3Shape, 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
• 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