Dental Assistant (70735)

Sanitas; Plantation (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanitas Dental - Plantation, FL is seeking a Dental Assistant to prepare patients, sterilize instruments, set up rooms, and support dental hygiene tasks. A dental x-ray certification is required and you will provide a high level of patient care.

You will assist dentists with emergencies, help hygienists, manage instruments and supplies, and educate patients on oral hygiene. Strong computer skills and clear communication are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Certification or Associate degree in an accredited dental assisting program.
• Experience with infection control and patient care.
• Proficient in computer use and written/verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Preparing patients for dental work.
• Sterilizing and disinfecting instruments and setting up trays and materials.
• Assisting dentists with emergencies and with dental procedures as needed.
• Assisting dental hygienists during procedures.
• Providing excellent patient care and recording treatment information.

Skills

Patient care

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Professional appearance

Education

Certification or Associate degree in a dental assisting program

Tools

Dental x-ray equipment

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Sanitas Dental - Plantation - Plantation, FL 33322, Position Type: Full Time, Travel Percentage: Up to 5%, Job Shift: On Site, Job Category: Dental, “Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across the United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness.”

Job Summary

We are looking for a Dental Assistant that will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification and provide a great level of patient care.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Preparing patients for dental work.
• Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
• Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
• Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.
• Providing great patient care.
• Recording treatment information in patient records.
• Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
• Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
• Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Caring for dental equipment.
• Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.

Qualifications: Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Required Education

• Certification or Associate degree in an accredited dental assistance program.

Required Experience

N/A

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Dental x-ray certification.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
• Able to provide great patient care.

Preferred Qualifications

0-2 years' experience is preferred.

Financial Responsibilities

This position does not currently handle physical money or negotiates contracts.

Budget Responsibilities

This position does not have budget responsibilities.

Languages

• English
  Advanced
• Spanish
  Preferred
• Creole
  Preferred

Travel

Not required

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

Inside: The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Physical/Environmental Activities

Please indicate with an X the frequency for the activities that apply to the essential functions of the job based on the chart below. Please select Not Required for physical demands that aren’t essential to job performance.

• Must be able to travel to multiple locations for work (i.e. travel to attend meetings, events, conferences).
• May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions of cold, heat, wet, and humidity.
• May be exposed to outdoor or warehouse conditions of loud noises, vibration, fumes, dust, odors, and mists.
• Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, or other equipment.
• Subject to exposure to hazardous material.