Dental Assistant - Growth Role at New Private Practice

ZELLWOOD INTEGRITY DENTAL PA; Zellwood (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Zellwood Integrity Dental is a new private practice in Zellwood, FL seeking a part-time Dental Assistant to join the clinical team. Pay is $20-$24 per hour, with growth opportunity based on experience and qualifications. The role involves four-handed chairside support, radiography, sterilization, and patient care in a developing office.

Initial schedule includes Wednesday 8:00 AM–8:00 PM, Thursday 8:00 AM–8:00 PM, and Saturday 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, with potential expansion as patient base grows.

Qualifications

• Previous dental assisting experience.
• EFDA certification or expanded-functions training.
• Dental radiography/X-ray certification.
• CPR/BLS certification.
• Experience with digital dentistry and dental imaging.
• Experience assisting with general dentistry procedures.
• Familiarity with dental practice-management software; Open Dental experience is a plus.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist the dentist during examinations and dental procedures
• Prepare treatment rooms, instruments, materials, and equipment
• Provide four-handed chairside assistance
• Take digital dental X-rays and intraoral images when properly certified
• Assist with restorative procedures, crowns, bridges, root canals, extractions, implants, and other general dentistry procedures
• Sterilize and disinfect instruments and treatment rooms according to infection-control protocols
• Maintain proper sterilization records and clinical organization
• Review patient medical histories and prepare patients for treatment
• Explain procedures and post-operative instructions to patients
• Take impressions and perform expanded duties when appropriately trained and certified
• Maintain dental supplies and notify management when inventory needs to be reordered
• Keep operatories clean, stocked, and ready for patients
• Assist with end-of-day cleaning, disinfection, organization, and resetting of treatment rooms and clinical areas so the office is prepared for the next business day
• Help maintain accurate clinical documentation
• Assist with laboratory cases and communication when needed
• Support the front office and other team members when necessary
• Help create a positive, professional, and welcoming experience for every patient

Skills

Dental assisting experience

EFDA certification

Dental radiography

CPR/BLS certification

Open Dental experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Dental Assisting Certification or EFDA training

Tools

Open Dental

Digital dentistry software

Job description

Zellwood Integrity Dental is a new private practice in Zellwood, FL seeking a part-time Dental Assistant to join the clinical team. Pay is $20-$24 per hour, with growth opportunity based on experience and qualifications. The role involves four-handed chairside support, radiography, sterilization, and patient care in a developing office.

Initial schedule includes Wednesday 8:00 AM–8:00 PM, Thursday 8:00 AM–8:00 PM, and Saturday 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, with potential expansion as patient base grows.