Dental Assistant

G-DENTAL by Igor Pasisnitchenko DDS PA; Hollywood (FL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional dental team is seeking an experienced dental assistant and sterilization technician for a busy practice in Hollywood, Florida. The ideal candidate should excel in customer service, have excellent organizational skills, and be committed to providing quality care. Responsibilities include sterilizing instruments, taking x-rays, and assisting in patient treatment, ensuring a comfortable experience for patients. A background in a dental office and fluency in English are essential.

Qualifications

• Must speak English fluently.
• Ability to present and close treatment plans when needed.
• Must be able to work at a fast pace.

Responsibilities

• Sterilizing dental instruments and organizing them for dentist use.
• Taking and developing x-rays; advising patients on dental care.
• Performing lab duties and ensuring patient comfort during treatment.

Skills

Customer service skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Team player

Proactive

Education

Experience in a dental office

Job description

A professional dental team looking for an experienced, motivated, and efficient dental assistant and sterilization technician for our busy practice. We pride ourselves on quality service and care, so our ideal candidate must be friendly, responsible, punctual, ethical and polite, as well as have good communication skills, organized, and willing to learn.

• MUST SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY!

Responsibilities :

Sterilizing dental instruments and equipment for each patient.

Organizing and laying out instruments for dentist's use, handing instruments and other materials to dentist during procedures.

Taking and developing x-rays into the system and taking impressions for casts.

Using suction and swabs to keep patients' mouths clear and dry during procedures.

Proficiently make temporary crowns and bridges.

Questioning patients about their medical history and recording information for dentist's reference.

Advising patients on dental care and making patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment.

Perform lab duties such as pouring models,fabricating whitening trays, night guards and retainers.

Set up rooms for all operative procedures and turn over room in efficient manner.

Seat patients and obtain consents.

Able to send cases to dental labs, properly enter into software with accurate return date giving enough time for proper turn around.

Qualifications :

Excellent customer service skills and effective communicating skills

Team player and enthusiastic attitude

Be caring and friendly

Eager to learn and can adapt quickly

Ability to be proactive and ability to take initiative

Great computer and organizational skills, as well as ability to multi-task

Must be able to talk and listen to patients

Must be able to work at a fast pace

Experience in a dental office required

Able to make temporary crowns and bridges

Ability to present and close treatment plans(when needed)