Dental Assistant

MEP Health; Melissa (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

MEP Health in Melissa, Texas seeks a dedicated Dental Assistant to provide chairside support during preventive, restorative, and cosmetic dental procedures. You will prepare treatment rooms, sterilize instruments, and take digital x-rays and impressions while updating electronic patient charts.

You will educate patients on oral hygiene, assist with scheduling and check-in, and help maintain a compassionate, team-oriented environment focused on patient comfort and long-term oral health.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of dental procedures, sterilization, and infection control protocols.
• Ability to take digital x-rays and impressions (per regional regulations).
• Strong communication skills for patient education and team collaboration.
• Detail-oriented with organizational skills for managing charts and treatment rooms.
• Commitment to providing patient-centered care in a professional environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside assistance during preventive, restorative, and cosmetic dental procedures.
• Prepare and disinfect treatment rooms, manage instrument sterilization.
• Take digital x-rays and impressions, adhering to regional regulations.
• Update and maintain electronic patient charts.
• Educate patients on oral hygiene and post-operative care.
• Assist with scheduling, patient check-in, and communication to ensure smooth practice operations.
• Support a compassionate, professional, and team-oriented environment focused on patient comfort and long-term oral health.

Skills

Dental procedures

Sterilization control

Infection control

Digital x-rays

Impressions

Patient education

Chart management

Team collaboration

Job description

• Provide chairside assistance during preventive, restorative, and cosmetic dental procedures.
• Prepare and disinfect treatment rooms, manage instrument sterilization.
• Take digital x-rays and impressions, adhering to regional regulations.
• Update and maintain electronic patient charts.
• Educate patients on oral hygiene and post-operative care.
• Assist with scheduling, patient check-in, and communication to ensure smooth practice operations.
• Support a compassionate, professional, and team-oriented environment focused on patient comfort and long-term oral health.

Role

Dental Assistant

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside assistance during preventive, restorative, and cosmetic dental procedures.
• Prepare and disinfect treatment rooms, manage instrument sterilization.
• Take digital x-rays and impressions, adhering to regional regulations.
• Update and maintain electronic patient charts.
• Educate patients on oral hygiene and post-operative care.
• Assist with scheduling, patient check-in, and communication to ensure smooth practice operations.
• Support a compassionate, professional, and team-oriented environment focused on patient comfort and long-term oral health.

Qualifications & Skills

• Knowledge of dental procedures, sterilization, and infection control protocols.
• Ability to take digital x-rays and impressions (per regional regulations).
• Strong communication skills for patient education and team collaboration.
• Detail-oriented with organizational skills for managing charts and treatment rooms.
• Commitment to providing patient-centered care in a professional environment.