Dental Assistant - General Dentistry

BlueWave Dentistry; Florida; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueWave Dentistry in Florida is seeking a bilingual Spanish/English dental assistant with strong customer service. You will welcome patients, prepare them for treatments, and ensure comfort throughout procedures.

The role requires experience in a general dental office, knowledge of instruments, sterilization, and health & safety standards. Proficiency with digital x-rays, CBCT, scans, impressions, and charting is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as dental assistant in a general dental office in the USA.
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods.
• Understanding of health & safety regulations.
• Good computer skills.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Experience taking digital x-rays.
• Experience taking panoramic and CBCT.
• Experience taking regular impressions.
• Experience fabricating crowns and bridge temporary.
• Experience taking digital scan impressions.
• Experience entering treatment in the patient chart.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers in the dental office.
• Prepare customers for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort.
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and materials needed depending of the procedure.
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations.
• Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked.
• Perform routine maintenance on dental equipment and instruments.
• Monitor and replenish supplies to ensure smooth operation of the practice.
• Work closely with dentists, dental hygienists, and administrative staff.
• Familiarity with dental terminology to communicate with team and patients.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Excellent customer service

Dental assistant experience (USA)

Good computer skills

X-ray/CBCT/scan proficiency

Tools

Dental software

Job description

We are looking for bilingual (Spanish/English) dental assistant with a excellent customer service, authorized to work in the United States with at least 1 year of experience .

Responsibilities:

• Welcome customers in the dental office.
• Prepare customers for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort.
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and materials needed depending of the procedure.
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations.
• Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked.
• Perform routine maintenance on dental equipment and instruments.
• Monitor and replenish supplies, such as dental materials, gloves, masks, and office supplies, to ensure the smooth operation of the dental practice.
• Work closely with dentists, dental hygienists, and administrative staff.
• Familiarity with the terminology used in the dental field to understand and communicate effectively with both the dental team and patients.

Skills:

• Proven experience as dental assistant in a general dental office on USA.
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods.
• Understanding of health & safety regulations.
• Good computer skills.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Experience taking digital x-rays.
• Experience taking panoramic and CBCT.
• Experience taking regular impressions.
• Experience fabricating crowns and bridge temporary.
• Experience taking digital scan impressions.
• Experience entering treatment in the patient chart.

Dental Equipment Knowledge:

Familiarity with and proper use of various dental equipment, such as suction devices, curing lights, sterilizers, vacuum forming machine, digital scanners, etc.