Dental Assistant - West Allis/Elm Grove

Ascendent Health Partners; West Allis (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

All Kind Smiles in Wisconsin is seeking a clinical assistant to provide gentle care to patients. Duties include operatory setup, assisting the Hygienist, keeping patient charts up to date, and building rapport with patients under the doctor’s guidance.

Experience in clinical or dental assisting is a plus, but a positive attitude and team-first mindset are the keys. Join a collaborative team dedicated to compassionate, patient-focused care.

Qualifications

• Positive attitude and patient-first approach.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Clinical or dental assisting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Dental operatory set up & break down.
• Assist the Hygienist with procedures and tasks as needed.
• Help other assistants stay on time as needed.
• Update general patient charting with documentation in a timely manner.
• Establish a rapport with all patients and validate treatment recommendations made by the doctor.
• Other duties as assigned by team leader and department leader.

Skills

Positive attitude

Team player

Patient-first mentality

Dental assisting experience

Job description

At All Kind Smiles we believe that taking care of your teeth starts with providing unique care, attention, and understanding to the people attached to the teeth. Our growing team needs a clinical assistant to provide gentle care to our patients. Any clinical or dental assisting experience is a plus but a positive attitude, patient-first mentality, and ability to work with a team are our only requirements.

Our ideal Assistant exhibits and supports the following core values

• Patient Obsession
• Team Empowerment
• Team Development
• Relationship Driven
• Golden Rule Patient Care
• Golden Rule Team Care
• Doctor Clinical Autonomy

Duties of the Assistant include, but are not limited to the following:

• Dental operatory set up & break down
• Assist the Hygienist with procedures and tasks as needed
• Help other assistants stay on time as needed
• Update general patient charting with documentation in a timely manner
• Establish a rapport with all patients and validate treatment recommendations made by the doctor
• Other duties as assigned by team leader and department leader