Dental Assistant - Monroe

Turpin Orthodontics; Monroe (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO

Paid holidays

401(k)

Job summary

Turpin Orthodontics is seeking an Orthodontic Assistant to join our Ruston/West Monroe/Monroe team. The ideal candidate has strong attention to detail and a patient-centered mindset.

This full-time role requires travel to Monroe, West Monroe, and Ruston locations weekly, with responsibilities including chair-side support, imaging, impressions, sterilization, and patient education. Qualifications include 1+ year of orthodontic assisting experience.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of orthodontic assisting experience required.
• Willing to travel to Monroe, West Monroe, and Ruston locations weekly.

Responsibilities

• Take extraoral and intraoral photographs.
• Take dental impressions.
• Sterilize and package orthodontic instruments.
• Disinfect equipment and operatories.
• Maintain inventory of lab equipment and supplies.
• Prepare clinicians’ chair-side set-ups.
• Assist with tying patients.
• Apply orthodontic appliances under supervision.
• Pour models and fabricate retainers.
• Clean labs and operatories; remove trash.
• Provide oral hygiene and home care instructions to patients.

Skills

Orthodontic assisting experience

Job description

Turpin Orthodontics is looking for an Orthodontic Assistant to join our established Ruston/West Monroe/Monroe team! The best candidate for this role has strong attention to detail and a patient-centered mindset. If this sounds like you and you meet our qualifications below, we want to hear from you!

Schedule:

• Full-time.
• Monday through Thursday from 7:45AM-5:15PM.
• Fridays from 7:45AM to 12:00PM.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• PTO and paid holidays.
• 401(k) options.
• Monday through Friday work schedule.

Qualifications:

• 1+ years of orthodontic assisting experience is required.
• Must be willing to travel to our Monroe, West Monroe, and Ruston locations on a weekly basis.

Job Duties:

• Taking extraoral and intraoral photographs.
• Taking dental impressions.
• Sterilization and packaging of orthodontic instruments.
• Disinfecting equipment and operatories.
• Maintaining inventory control of all lab equipment, supplies, instruments, and consumables.
• Preparing clinicians’ chair-side set-ups.
• Tying and untying patients.
• Applying orthodontic appliances under the supervision of the orthodontist.
• Pouring models.
• Fabricating retainers.
• Cleaning the lab and operatories, sweeping/mopping as needed.
• Cleaning common areas and removing the trash.
• Providing oral hygiene and home care instructions to patients and family members.
• And adherence to all OSHA and HIPAA regulations.