Expanded Services Dental Assistant — Elevate Patient Smiles

Ruby Dental Group; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Job summary

Benevis is hiring a Dental Assistant (Expanded Services) to join our team in delivering compassionate patient care and supporting the dental staff with treatment. You will help educate patients, prepare for examinations, take x-rays, and ensure operatory readiness in a fast-paced environment.

We value teamwork, adhere to regulations, and offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K with match.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a senior high school or GED equivalent.
• Experience in Oral Surgery, Endo, Sedation Dentistry.
• X-ray certification preferred according to State and individual practices.
• CPR-BLS Certification.

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.

Skills

Patient care

Team communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

X-ray certification (preferred)

CPR-BLS Certification

Job description

Benevis is hiring a Dental Assistant (Expanded Services) to join our team in delivering compassionate patient care and supporting the dental staff with treatment. You will help educate patients, prepare for examinations, take x-rays, and ensure operatory readiness in a fast-paced environment.

We value teamwork, adhere to regulations, and offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K with match.