Expanded Services Dental Assistant

Porter Dental & Braces - a Benevis company; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Continuing education reimbursement

Job summary

Porter Dental & Braces - a Benevis company is seeking an Expanded Services Dental Assistant to support the office and dental staff with examinations and treatments.

You will prepare patients, take and manage x-rays where allowed, sterilize equipment, and assist clinicians to ensure high-quality care and patient satisfaction. A high school diploma or GED is required, with experience in oral surgery, endodontics, and sedation dentistry preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in oral surgery, endo, and sedation dentistry.
• X-ray certification is preferred according to state and practice.
• CPR-BLS certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality and compassionate care to patients.
• Prepare patients for examination and treatment.
• Take and manage dental x-rays (location dependent).
• Sterilize and disinfect instruments and rooms.
• Assist dental staff during procedures including suctioning and instrument handling.

Skills

Oral Surgery

Endodontics

Sedation Dentistry

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

X-ray equipment

Job description

Overview

Work for a company that is truly making the world a happier place, one smile at a time! At Benevis, we create over a million smiles a year in the communities we serve and believe that every person deserves access to quality, affordable dental care. This mission drives everything we do. With over 2,000 employees in offices across the country from clinical to support staff - we are united in our mission to create happy, healthy smiles through providing high quality dental care in a fun, compassionate environment. Are you ready to join us in creating our next million smiles? We have JUST the opportunity for you.

We are actively seeking a Dental Assistant to join our growing team! As an Expanded Services Dental Assistant (DA) you are an integral part of care team in providing support to the office and assisting the professional dental staff with treatment. Support our mission to providing excellent dental care in the community and help us create more smiles and memorable experiences. Join a team that believes in teamwork and truly cares about their patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality and compassionate care to every patient
• Guide parents of minors and patients through our processes before treatment
• Educate patients in oral hygiene instruction and provide postoperative instructions
• Prepare patient for examination and treatment
• Take x-rays and save to patient charts (dependent on location)
• Responsible for the operational readiness of the hygiene bay and operatory rooms
• Prepare tray set-ups for dental procedures
• Mix amalgam, cement, pulp paste, and prepare impression materials
• Sterilize and disinfect instruments, equipment, chairs, and rooms
• Assist professional dental staff with treatment:
  • Document patient information, treatment plans, and procedures in patient chart
  • Assist with suctioning, holding retractors, and suture cutting during surgical procedures
  • Pour, trim, and polish impression casts
  • Fabricate custom impression trays
• Perform to the highest integrity by adhering to all government regulations, company standards, and company compliance programs
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Graduation from a senior high school or GED equivalent required
• Experience in Oral Surgery, Endo, Sedation Dentistry
• X-ray certification preferred according to State and individual practices
• CPR-BLS Certification
• Perform to the highest integrity by adhering to all government regulations, company standards, and company compliance programs
• Other duties as assigned

We Offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive Benefits Package:Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with match, flexible spending accounts,paid time off, company holidays, and much more!
• Continuing education reimbursement

We value teamwork, mutual respect and cooperation. We do not practice unlawful discrimination, including harassment or tolerate it in our workplace. What do we mean by discrimination? We mean that we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.