Expanded Duty Dental Assistant - Growth & Benefits

Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Company-paid Life Insurance

Medical

Dental

Vision

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Health Saving Account

401(k)

Job summary

Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics is a growing multi-specialty dental group in the United States seeking a skilled dental assistant. You will support doctors in restorative procedures, manage patient records, and uphold safety and infection control standards in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation ranges from $24 to $28 per hour. Prior experience with Open Dental/Dentrix and nitrous monitoring is advantageous. Bilingual Spanish is a plus, and compliance with OSHA/HIPAA is required.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of EDDA dental assisting experience.
• Experience in multi-surface fillings and dentures.
• CPR and AED training.
• Current certification to monitor Nitrous Oxide preferred.
• Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA and Infection Control training.
• Dental practice management software (Open Dental/Dentrix) experience helpful.
• Sealant, Coronal Polishing, or PALS certifications are a plus.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the doctor in restorative procedures, including fillings, crowns, dentures and impressions.
• Maintain focus on patient safety and team safety.
• Adhere to OSHA and Infection Control protocols and proper disposal of sharps and waste.
• Maintain digital patient artifacts: health history, insurance eligibility, treatment plans, pre-authorizations, lab requests, procedures, appointment details.
• Educate patients and parents on oral health benefits.
• Monitor patient well-being during visits.
• Prepare tray set-ups per doctor preferences.
• Ensure exam rooms are cleaned, disinfected, organized and stocked before/after patient interactions.
• Document treatments and update patient charts with fillings, crowns, sealants, etc.
• Review health history and patient chart before doctor arrival.
• Take diagnostic X-Rays and attach to patient chart.
• Assist Rodeo Team with cleaning surfaces and common areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Compensation Range: $24-$28 per hour.

Skills

Dental assisting

Multi-surface fillings & dentures

CPR/AED

Nitrous oxide monitoring

OSHA/HIPAA training

Infection control training

Dental software experience

Sealants/Coronal polishing/PALS

Bilingual Spanish

Tools

Open Dental/Dentrix

Job description

Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics is a growing multi-specialty dental group in the United States seeking a skilled dental assistant. You will support doctors in restorative procedures, manage patient records, and uphold safety and infection control standards in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation ranges from $24 to $28 per hour. Prior experience with Open Dental/Dentrix and nitrous monitoring is advantageous. Bilingual Spanish is a plus, and compliance with OSHA/HIPAA is required.