Dental Assistant: Flexible Schedule & Generous PTO

Boston Children's Hospital; Brookline (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital in Brookline seeks a Dental Assistant to provide technical assistance during dental procedures and examinations, supporting Endodontics, Prosthodontics, Periodontics, or Orthodontists.

You will prepare rooms and instruments, take radiographs and impressions, and help educate patients on proper dental care while maintaining sterile conditions and accurate electronic records.

Qualifications

• CODA accredited program completion is required.
• Massachusetts license as a Dental Assistant is required.
• BLS or CPR/AED certification
• DANB RHS radiation health and safety examination required
• Experience in a Dental Clinic is preferred, pediatric experience highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Greets and directs patients, provides routine information on procedures, and escorts patients.
• Prepares room and instruments; passes instruments and mixes materials.
• Instructs patients on dental care and follow up as directed.
• Takes dental impressions and produces study models; logs lab information.
• Takes and processes dental radiographs and photographs per standards; minimizes radiation exposure.
• Charts conditions in the electronic dental record; maintains operatory cleanliness and sterility.
• Monitors equipment and reports issues; restocks supplies in treatment rooms.

Education

High School or equivalent

CODA Accredited Program Certificate

Job description

Boston Children's Hospital in Brookline seeks a Dental Assistant to provide technical assistance during dental procedures and examinations, supporting Endodontics, Prosthodontics, Periodontics, or Orthodontists.

You will prepare rooms and instruments, take radiographs and impressions, and help educate patients on proper dental care while maintaining sterile conditions and accurate electronic records.