Dental Receptionist

Carmel Mountain Dental; California; On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Carmel Mountain Dental is seeking a team-oriented assistant to help streamline front and back office duties in a welcoming dental practice. The role involves greeting patients, answering calls, scheduling appointments, and preparing patients for treatments, while supporting the dentist in four-handed dentistry.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of chairside experience or is willing to train, with knowledge of dental instruments, sterilization, and basic X-ray tasks.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year dental chairside assisting ideal (Willing to train for right individual)
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• X-ray and Coronal Polishing
• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable

Responsibilities

• Welcome patients in the dental office
• Answer phones. Schedule appointments.
• Prepare customers for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry

Skills

Dental chairside

Customer service

Phone scheduling

Instruments knowledge

Sterilization methods

X-ray knowledge

Computer skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organized

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for upbeat individual who will make the dentist’s office more efficient and pleasant for patients. We are looking for a team player for our dental office who is willing to learn both front and back office duties.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers in the dental office
• Answer phones. Schedule appointments.
• Prepare customers for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
• Skills
• At least 1 year dental chairside assisting ideal (Willing to train for right individual)
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• X-ray and Coronal Polishing
• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable
• Salary based on experience

Compensation: $19.00 per hour