Dental Assistant II Santa Monica

Clove Dental; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Clove Dental in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a Dental Assistant II to support dentists during procedures, capture diagnostic X-rays, and manage chart entries in Open Dental. The role focuses on efficient patient flow and precise clinical documentation.

You will maintain operatory cleanliness, prepare rooms, sterilize instruments, and assist with lab tasks while coordinating with the team to ensure timely patient care. A California Dental Radiation Safety Certificate is required.

Qualifications

• Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate required.
• Experience inputting doctor treatment plans into charts.

Responsibilities

• Assist Dentist during procedures.
• Input doctor treatment plan into charts.
• Provide chairside assistance and anticipate provider needs.
• Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope and document images.
• Assist with suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation and other chairside duties.
• Turn over and disinfect operatories to maintain patient flow.
• Enter required clinical information and support chart/documentation in Open Dental.
• Maintain stocked/operatories and communicate supply or equipment issues.
• Provide chairside assistance for general and complex procedures; anticipate needs.
• Support intraoral scanning, impressions, and clinical photography within scope.

Skills

Chairside assistance

X-ray imaging

Chart/documentation

Patient care

Education

California Dental Radiation Safety Certificate

Tools

Open Dental

Dentira

Job description

Dental Assistant II

Pay Range: $23–$27/hour

Minimum Requirement: Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate(2-4years)

• Assist Dentist

  • Assist dentist during procedures

  • Input doctor treatment plan into charts

  • Provide chairside assistance during general dental procedures and anticipate basic provider needs.

  • Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope and ensure images are properly captured and documented.

  • Assist with suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation, and other permitted chairside duties.

  • Turn over and disinfect operatories promptly to maintain efficient patient flow and provider schedules.

  • Accurately enter required clinical information and support completion of charts and documentation in Open Dental.

  • Maintain stocked and organized operatories and promptly communicate supply, equipment, or clinical-flow issues.

  • Independently provide chairside assistance for general and more complex dental procedures while anticipating provider needs throughout the procedure.

  • Support intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within permitted scope.

• Labs/Supplies

  • Sterilize instruments and make sure cassettes are organized

  • Make sure lab cases in office

  • Monitor dental supplies and order on Dentira as needed

  • Make sure extra supplies are organized

• Patient Experience

  • Prepare rooms for next day and patients and mark on schedule

  • Make sure all patients get a warm towel

  • Check in patients as needed when front busy and walk to operatory

  • Give new patient tours when front is busy

  • Answer patient questions to the best of your ability

  • Answer phones in 2 rings as needed when front office is busy

  • Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before each patient.

  • Seat and prepare patients, review basic medical history information, and support a comfortable patient experience.

  • Review patient charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.

• Office Cleanliness

  • Operatories keep organized and clean

  • Check In / Check Out keep clean

  • Floors / Lights / Doors (throughout the office)

  • Complete daily, weekly, monthly back office housekeeping and make sure office is clean

• Leadership

  • Manage flow of patients

  • Arrive on time and stay until close

  • Build schedules to have productive days and be willing to work as needed

  • Willing to listen to feedback and grow

  • Recommend new patients to our offices

  • Refer new staff to the recruiting team

  • Volunteer for our events, social work, and marketing efforts

  • Take greater ownership of patient, room, and instrument flow to help keep providers on schedule.

  • Monitor operatory supplies and equipment and proactively address shortages or issues before they disrupt patient care.

  • Train and support Dental Assistant I and Sterilization Technician team members on clinical workflows, room turnover, sterilization, and Company standards.