Dental Assistant I — Chairside Pro (Bilingual)

Sea Mar Community Health Centers; United States; On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

EAP

Paid-time-off

401(k)

Job summary

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is seeking a Dental Assistant I to support dental providers and deliver quality patient care. This role includes chairside assistance, patient education, infection control, and supporting clinic operations.

Starting wage: $22.34 per hour. Schedule: Monday–Friday, with some Saturdays as needed. Sea Mar offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, EAP, PTO and retirement options in a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Formal Dental Assistant program completion or 1+ year experience.
• CPR/BLS certification within 90 days of hire recommended.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred to support diverse patient base.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside assistance across multiple procedures with four-handed dentistry.
• Escort and greet patients while ensuring comfort and confidentiality.
• Assist with patient charting, vitals and dental documentation in Dentrix/Allscripts.
• Maintain sterilization and infection control standards.
• Support scheduling, inventory, supply ordering and quality improvement activities.
• Train new staff and assist with competency testing and ongoing education.

Skills

Infection control

Patient communication

Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred)

Education

Dental Assistant program or 1+ year experience

Tools

Dentrix

Allscripts

Job description

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is seeking a Dental Assistant I to support dental providers and deliver quality patient care. This role includes chairside assistance, patient education, infection control, and supporting clinic operations.

Starting wage: $22.34 per hour. Schedule: Monday–Friday, with some Saturdays as needed. Sea Mar offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, EAP, PTO and retirement options in a diverse environment.