Dental Assistant I: Patient Care & Team Support

CVHS HEALTH SERVICES; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PSLF Eligible

Retirement Plan: 5% Employer

Health insurance

Dental and Vision

Wellness Reimbursement

License reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Holidays: 10 per year

Vacation after 90 days

Job summary

CVHS Petersburg seeks a Dental Assistant to support the dental department and patient flow in a busy clinic environment. You will assist dentists chairside, prepare patients, and manage instruments and supplies for procedures.

Responsibilities include scheduling, records handling, patient questions, and coordinating referrals, with emphasis on accurate charting, safety, and efficient operation. Certification in dental radiation safety is required, CPR preferred.

Qualifications

• Dental Radiation Safety Certification required.
• Experience as a dental assistant desirable.
• Typing skills required; secretarial experience preferred.
• CPR Certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and coordinates patient appointments when necessary.
• Maintain efficiency of the dental department through proper patient flow and business transactions.
• Coordinate transportation arrangements for patients needing them.
• Obtain medical records of patients when requested by practitioners.
• Maintain dental lab bills and packs and mails dental lab work.
• Answer patients' questions concerning the dental department and instructs them on use of services.
• Accompany patient from waiting area to operatory, seat patients, and prepare patient as necessary for arrival of dentist.
• Arrange dental instruments and supplies at chairside for procedures.
• Assist dentists at chairside during treatment using 4-handed dentistry.
• Ensure Nomad operator certificate if necessary.
• Maintain radiation certification accepted by Virginia Dental Association.
• Record vital signs and medical history; deliver post-operative instructions.
• Keep operatory stocked with disposables; perform routine maintenance of equipment.
• Fabricate and trim models and custom impression trays as directed.
• Update patient waiting list and coordinate referrals.

Skills

Typing

CPR Certification

Secretarial experience

Dental assistant experience desirable

Education

Dental Radiation Safety Certification

Job description

CVHS Petersburg seeks a Dental Assistant to support the dental department and patient flow in a busy clinic environment. You will assist dentists chairside, prepare patients, and manage instruments and supplies for procedures.

Responsibilities include scheduling, records handling, patient questions, and coordinating referrals, with emphasis on accurate charting, safety, and efficient operation. Certification in dental radiation safety is required, CPR preferred.