Dental Assistant

Big Smiles; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekends off

School day schedule

Benefits package

Flexible scheduling

Full/part-time

Competitive pay

Portable equipment

Digital radiography

Job summary

Big Smiles is recruiting a Dental Assistant to support in-school mobile clinics in Salt Lake City, UT and surrounding areas. The role focuses on delivering pediatric dental care during school hours, with a schedule Monday through Thursday and no evenings or weekends.

Requirements include X-ray certification, CPR, and at least one year of digital radiography experience; candidates should be comfortable traveling to multiple school sites and lifting up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• X-Ray Certified.
• Must hold active CPR certification card.
• Must have 1+ years Digital X-ray Imaging experience.
• Valid driver license, reliable transportation and a willingness to travel locally is a must.
• Works well with children.
• Ability to work well in fast-paced environment; organized and detail-oriented; able to multi-task.
• Setting up equipment with team, being able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Dental Assisting Services during mobile dental clinics.
• Digital X-ray Imaging.
• Patient Records Charting.
• Equipment Set-up, Breakdown, and Sterilization Assistance.
• Travel Daily to and from school sites.

Skills

X-Ray Certified

CPR Certification

Digital X-ray Imaging

Driver License

Children friendly

Fast-paced work

Team equipment setup

Lifting up to 50 lbs

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.

Big Smiles, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Dental Assistant in Salt Lake City, UT and surrounding areas (M-TH) 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 (DA) Qualifications

• X-Ray Certified
• Must hold active CPR certification card
• Must have 1+ years Digital X-ray Imaging experience
• Valid driver license, reliable transportation and a willingness to travel locally is a must
• Works well with children
• Ability to work well in fast-paced environment; organized and detail-oriented; able to multi-task
• Setting up equipment with team, being able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Dental Assistant (DA) Responsibilities

• Dental Assisting Services during mobile dental clinics
• Digital X-ray Imaging
• Patient Records Charting
• Equipment Set-up, Breakdown, and Sterilization Assistance
• Travel Daily to and from school sites

Big Smiles 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

Big Smiles is the nation’s leading in-school dental program founded more than 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 health 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.

Using the latest technology in portable equipment, a team of dedicated dental professionals provide preventive and restorative dental care to children right at school. Our flexibility and expertise allow us to transform classrooms, auditoriums, gyms or other suitable areas into fully functional dental offices for the day.

Every year, through its devoted group of dental professionals, Big Smiles puts happy, healthy smiles on over 500,000 children from coast to coast.

Big Smiles 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.