Dental Assistant: Chairside Pro with Radiography & Benefits

Dentist in Edgewater; Edgewater (MD); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Sign-on bonus

Referral bonus

Gym membership

Year-end bonus

Continuing education

Job summary

Dentist in Edgewater is seeking a dedicated dental assistant to support chairside procedures and ensure smooth patient flow. You will set up operatories, assist through restorative, surgical, and emergency days, take radiographs and impressions, and maintain infection control to OSHA and CDC standards.

The role requires Maryland-certified dental assisting and radiography credentials, CPR/BLS, and the ability to work a full day with attention to sterilization.

Qualifications

• Dental assistant credential and radiography certification as required by Maryland.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.
• Steady hands, a strong stomach, and genuine patience with anxious patients.
• Able to keep pace through a full day without cutting a corner on sterilization.
• Chairside experience preferred; recent graduates who interview well considered.

Responsibilities

• Set up and break down operatories, sterilize instruments, and have the tray ready before the doctor sits down.
• Assist chairside through restorative, surgical, and emergency procedures using four-handed technique.
• Take digital radiographs, intraoral photos, and impressions or digital scans as directed.
• Pour models, fabricate temporaries, and perform expanded functions permitted by credentials.
• Give post-operative instructions in plain language and answer patient questions.
• Maintain infection control, sterilization logs, and operatory stock to OSHA and CDC standards.

Skills

Steady hands

Patience with anxious patients

Four-handed technique

Education

Dental assisting credential

Radiography certification

CPR/BLS certification

Job description

Dentist in Edgewater is seeking a dedicated dental assistant to support chairside procedures and ensure smooth patient flow. You will set up operatories, assist through restorative, surgical, and emergency days, take radiographs and impressions, and maintain infection control to OSHA and CDC standards.

The role requires Maryland-certified dental assisting and radiography credentials, CPR/BLS, and the ability to work a full day with attention to sterilization.