General Dentistry Assistant

LC Services 1, LLC; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k)

PTO and Holiday pay

Competitive Pay

Job summary

LC Services 1, LLC is seeking a Dental Assistant to support licensed clinicians in delivering primary dental care. Responsibilities include chair-side assistance, instrument sterilization, and inventory management to ensure smooth daily operations.

Responsibilities extend to patient education, post-op instructions, and lab work such as impressions, crowns, and retainers, with a strong emphasis on infection control and safety.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• X-Ray Certification is required or may be pursued.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• Two years of experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the dentist and dental hygienist in patient care and routine procedures.
• Prepare treatment areas, sterilize instruments, and manage inventory.
• Perform lab tasks such as pouring impressions and fabricating mouth guards.
• Educate patients on post-op care and oral hygiene.
• Schedule follow-up appointments and communicate treatment needs to staff.
• Handle administrative tasks as time allows.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

The Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting the dentist and dental hygienist in the direct provision of primary care dental services to patients. The Dental Assistant is also responsible for sterilization, preparation and inventory control of dental instruments and supplies.

Essential Duties

• Assist patients in resolving minor difficulties, answering their questions, and giving directions to patients as authorized by the dentist. Collect and record all patient health history.
• Timely preparation of treatment area by sterilizing and properly setting for procedures. Serves as dentist’s chair-side assistant including delivering instruments and materials for dentist’s access.
• Maintains dental department equipment and work areas in compliance with policies and procedures relative to infection control and safety issues, including the sterilization of all reusable dental instruments and equipment and the proper disposal of all contaminated or potentially contaminated materials
• Maintains adequate operatory supplies and compiles a list for inventory control and ordering purposes.
• Completes checklists as assigned and participates in daily huddles to ensure that every single day flows smoothly.
• Assists with various clinical and administrative functions of the office as appropriate and as time permits and instructed.
• Assists Dentist in advanced procedures such as crown/bridge prep, oral surgery procedures, and endodontic treatment.
• Handle laboratory procedures such as pouring impressions, model trimming, fabricating mouth guards, temporary crowns, retainers, and other appliances as well as case management follow up. This shall include the correct documentation needed for lab slips and contact with the dental laboratory companies.
• Handle patient education such as post op instructions, oral hygiene instruction, consent forms and other forms of clinical education.
• Scheduling of follow up appointments when required.
• Provide a proper handoff to the administration staff and properly communicate ongoing treatment needs.
• Each night, make post up follow up calls to any patients having invasive procedures such as extractions, crowns, or root canals.
• Any other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• PTO and Holiday pay
• Competitive Pay

Schedule: M-F 8am-5pm

Requirements

Education / Experience Required

High School Diploma or equivalent

Special Requirements/Certifications/Licenses

• X-Ray Certification
• Two years of experience, preferred
• Current CPR certification