Dental Assistant

Pedodontic Associates Inc; Kahului (HI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Pedodontic Associates Inc. is seeking a friendly dental assistant to join our pediatric dental team in Kahului, Hawaii. The ideal candidate will communicate well with children and parents, learn quickly, and maintain a high level of attention to detail.

The role involves assisting the doctor, preparing trays, sterilizing instruments, taking radiographs, charting, and ensuring a smooth patient flow. Training is available for the right candidate, with a focus on long-term growth and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to learn new skills and procedures.
• Friendly and enthusiastic personality with a positive attitude.
• Great attention to detail in all procedures and documentation.
• Reliable team player who can build rapport with children and parents.

Responsibilities

• Take and document patient dental history and updates, as well as overall health and medication history
• Assist Dentist as requested
• Prepare tables and trays for Dentist with necessary instruments and supplies
• Clean and sterilize instruments, and prepare treatment rooms as needed
• Take, expose, and mount high quality dental radiographs
• Ensure appropriate supply of equipment and materials
• Perform patient charting as instructed by the Dentist
• Welcome patients and their parents and get them situated in the appropriate treatment room

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Willingness to learn

Friendly personality

Attention to detail

Team player & reliable

Job description

We are a local Children's Dental Office looking for a dental assistant to join our fabulous growing team.

The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, be willing to learn, great personality, friendly and enthusiastic personality, great attention to detail.

We are willing to train the right person to learn these new skills and this is a great start for someone who has wanted a job in a medical career.

The candidate must work well with children and their parents, have a motivated attitude, be outgoing, a team player, reliable, looking for a long term career, quick learner and have a great personality.

• Take and document patient dental history and updates, as well as overall health and medication history
• Assist Dentist as requested
• Prepare tables and trays for Dentist with necessary instruments and supplies
• Clean and sterilize instruments, and prepare treatment rooms as needed
• Take, expose, and mount high quality dental radiographs
• Ensure appropriate supply of equipment and materials
• Perform patient charting as instructed by the Dentist
• Welcome patients and their parents and get them situated in the appropriate treatment room

Our office is open Monday through Saturdays.