Dental Assistant - Tarpon Springs

Coast Dental; Tarpon Springs (FL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Coast Dental is seeking a Dental Assistant to join their Tarpon Springs team. This full-time position involves assisting with clinical procedures, maintaining patient records, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates will possess an EFDA certification and strong customer service skills in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• Must retain license and demonstrate proficiency for expanded dental assistant functions.
• Minimum of one-year dental experience preferred.
• Radiography licensure required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in clinical procedures and treatments.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA laws and safety guidelines.
• Document/chart all dental procedures performed.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Ability to work in a high volume environment

Education

Active Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) certification

Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) license or Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) certificate

Job description

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Description

Description

Are you looking to work for a practice that offers stability and operates with integrity? Would you like to work for a dentist with an excellent reputation in the community and among dental peers?

Look no further. Coast Dental & Orthodontics follows COVID-19 CDC Guidelines and ADA recommendations and makes every effort to create and maintain an environment that is safe for our team and patients. We provide PPE that includes high volume evacuation devices for intraoral use, face shields, N95 masks, along with gowns, hair bouffant, feet/shoe coverings and gloves. Plus, we allow 15 minutes after every patient to properly clean and disinfect operatories.

Who is Coast Dental?

We are a family established, owned, and operated DSO (that means dental service organization if you were curious), so we aren’t your typical cookie cutter dental corporation. At Coast Dental, you are part of a family, the kind you don’t want to rush away from after a long Thanksgiving dinner.

We can tell you why we’re great, but our long-standing team members are the real testament. Why do they stay? Because we invest in them and their continuing education and personal growth. And, because we like to have fun while working hard in a respectful environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Awareness of delegable duties and functions allowed to be performed by dental assistant.
• Assist in clinical procedures and treatments.
• Learn and comply with Coast’s administrative procedures.
• Learn and comply with OSHA laws and safety guidelines.
• Maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
• Learn and comply with state and Federal infection control standards in the dental office and operatories, including but not limited to: wearing protective barriers such as gloves, scrubs, and eye wear; disinfecting and sterilizing instruments and treatment areas; and disposing properly of contaminated or bio-hazardous waste/materials.
• Insure review and completion of documentation, including but not limited to: accurate and current medical history, medical alerts, and signed Consent forms.
• Document/chart all dental procedures performed during each patient visit according to dentist’s instructions and legal requirements.
• Welcome and escort patient in reception to and from the treatment areas. Schedule appointments and assist in appointment confirmation calls.
• Effectively provide dental education and information to insure patient awareness of dental health and continuing treatment.
• Effectively present to patient in professional and confidential manner dental treatment plan and proposed plan for continuing treatments.
• Understand and explain insurance benefits and financial options to patients in nonclinical terms.
• Ensure operatories are appropriately equipped and stocked with inventory and re-order when necessary.
• Maintain equipment protocols, including but not limited to: clean evacuation system, lubricate and maintain dental hand pieces, clean and maintain radiograph processors, monitor and clean equipment, clean dental lab plaster traps and maintain clean office environment.
• Notify Office Manager of equipment failure or general safety concerns.
• Assist with laboratory duties as necessary.
• Recognize signs of a dental emergency, and insure proper and timely response and notification to patient, staff, and emergency medical personnel when necessary.
• Understand and agree to maintain production standards.
• Effectively utilize and maintain a system of contact for patient follow-up/re-care.
• Maintain professional working environment within office team.
• Attend and participate in morning huddles and regular office meetings.
• Adhere to uniform attire and basic personal hygiene standards per Company policy.
• Attend continuing education and training seminars as scheduled.
• Understand and abide by HIPAA regulations and maintain confidentiality.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Retain license (Registered, CDA or EFDA) and demonstrate proficiency to perform expanded dental assistant functions according to state guidelines and limitations.
  
  

Qualifications

• Active Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) certification.
• Or if assisting in Florida, a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) license or Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) certificate obtained prior to May 2009, according to state guidelines and limitations.
• Radiography licensure.
• Minimum of one-year dental experience preferred.
• Excellent customer services skills and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in high volume environment.
  

*Coast Dental representatives will never ask for your personal identification information such as your social security number or driver's license number during the application process. If you are contacted by someone claiming to be Coast who asks for this information – report the issue to the job board or website where you found the position.*

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