Dental Assistant

Smile Programs; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evenings, weekends & summers off

School-day schedule

Health, dental, vision

Flexible scheduling

Full and part time

Competitive compensation

Portable dental equipment

Digital radiography

Job summary

Smile Programs is seeking a Dental Assistant for the Michigan Dental Outreach program in Kalamazoo, MI. You will support school-based mobile dental care, preparing rooms, assisting the team, and helping underserved children during a typical school-day schedule.

Role emphasizes working with children, transporting to nearby schools, and utilizing portable X-ray and digital radiography equipment. Training and a collaborative, family-friendly environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Must meet State requirements to operate X rays
• CPR certification
• Min. of 1 year working experience as a Dental Assistant
• Digital X-ray Imaging experience
• Patient Charting
• Valid driver license, reliable transportation and a willingness to travel to schools in nearby counties
• Works well with children
• Team player and able to work on a small team
• Setting up and breaking down equipment: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Skills

X-ray operation

CPR certification

Patient charting

Team player

Works with children

Tools

Digital X-ray Imaging

Driver license

Job description

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.

Michigan Dental Outreach

A school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Dental Assistant in Kalamazoo, MI 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.

Dental Assistant Qualifications

• Must meet State requirements to operate X rays
• CPR certification card
• Min. of 1 year working experience as a Dental Assistant
• Digital X‑ray Imaging experience
• Patient Charting
• Valid driver license, reliable transportation and a willingness to travel to schools in nearby counties
• Works well with children
• Team player and able to work on a small team
• Setting up and breaking down equipment: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Michigan Dental Outreach 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

Who We Are

Smile Programs is the nation's leading in‑school dental program founded almost 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 medical 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. Today, through its dental partners, Smile Programs provides preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children per year.

Tooth decay is the most common, and preventable disease among children, more common than asthma. In fact, each year, over 51 million school hours are lost due to oral health related issues.

Smile Programs affiliates with state licensed dentists, hygienists and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to provide all services onsite, directly in the school or in a self‑contained mobile dental facility on site at the school. If portable equipment is used, classrooms, auditoriums or other school venues are literally transformed into fully functional dental offices for the day. Our expertise, obtained through years of experience bringing mobile dental care to schools, as well as through our highly qualified staff, enables us to bring exceptional care with minimal disruption to the normal school routine.

Smile Programs is currently active in 20 states and has ongoing strategic partnerships with over 8,000 school districts, including 21 of the 25 largest school districts in the country.

Given the ongoing lack of access for many underserved children across the country, our services are in great demand and we are always looking for caring, compassionate professionals to join our team and play their part in making a difference in the lives of today's underserved children.

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.