Lead Dental Assistant - Surgical

ClearChoice Management Services, LLC; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join ClearChoice as a Surgical Assistant and play a pivotal role in life-changing dental implant procedures. This full-time position offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career advancement in a supportive, team-oriented environment dedicated to patient care. Experience required.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Merit-based performance bonus eligibility

Personal and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Surgical Assistant is required.
• Self-starter mentality focused on quality patient care.
• Passion for making a difference in patients' lives.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all chairside tasks related to dental implant surgery.
• Provide pre- and post-operative care to patients.
• Prepare materials for procedures and take dental x-rays.

Skills

Patient Care

Surgical Assistance

Teamwork

Communication

Infection Control

Education

Valid State Certifications

Job description

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Dental Assistant - Surgical

Apply locations Milwaukee, Wisconsin time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R2025-009686

Dental Assistant Surgical

Advance Your Career with ClearChoice as a Surgical Assistant!

Serve patients in life changing implant dentistry, while advancing your career within a positive employee-centered culture. We’re searching for passionate, team-oriented individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment!

At ClearChoice it is about more than restoring teeth; it’s about changing people’s lives.

The Opportunity:

• Full-time, paid Surgical Assistant position to assist skilled oral surgeons and/or prosthodontists in all tasks related to oral surgery procedures.
• Competitive compensation $20 - $25 / hour based on level of experience.
• Full-time; 40 hours per week.
• Benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, in addition to a retirement (401(k)) plan.
• Some roles are eligible for a merit-based, discretionary performance bonus.
• Personal and professional development opportunities through ClearChoice University.
• Career Advancement – several of our top dental assistants have elevated into leadership, and specialized education and training roles across the country.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting the oral surgeon and/or prosthodontist in all chairside tasks related to dental implant surgery – retraction, suctioning, isolation, airway protection, patient monitoring.
• Assisting the oral surgeon in the set-up, administration and recording of procedures under local anesthesia, nitrous sedation and IV sedation.
• Assisting the oral surgeon and/or prosthodontist in the passing of dental instrumentation and dental implant parts and components.
• Providing pre- and post-operative care and instructions to patients.
• Preparing materials for impressions and taking dental x-rays, as directed by the oral surgeon and/or prosthodontist.
• Sterilizing and disinfecting instruments and equipment, preparing trays of instruments for procedures.
• Assisting in obtaining medical clearances from patients’ physicians.
• Be familiar and comply with all Health and Safety rules and guidelines on infection control.
• Performing additional office duties as needed to include scheduling and receiving patients, ordering supplies, and records management.
• Additional duties as assigned per state regulations or licensing requirements.

Qualifications:

• Experience as a Surgical Assistant is required.
• Self-starter mentality with a relentless focus on high quality patient care.
• Passion for making a difference in patients’ lives and alignment with our values of Impact, Conviction, Compassion, Passion for Learning, Teamwork, Integrity, and Trust.
• All candidates must possess valid certifications that comply with applicable state laws.

ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers are a national network of dental implant centers founded in 2005 to provide innovative dental implant care to patients. With some of the best oral surgeons and prosthodontists in implant dentistry, ClearChoice is the leading dental implant provider to patients across the United States. Driven by a collective desire to improve the lives of prospective patients, ClearChoice helps people reclaim their health, smile, and confidence. Beyond restoring teeth, this is about people getting their lives back.

Come help us write the next chapter of our story!

Welcome to ClearChoice Careers

For over 15 years, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers have provided innovative and quality dental implant care to patients across the United States. Each center is focused on the same mission—to provide quality dental implant treatment for people who are looking for a long-term solution to chronic dental issues.

It’s clear that our approach to dental implants is working. By assembling all of the doctors, clinical staff, and elements needed for successful treatment together in one center, we give people new smiles, and new leases on life, faster and better than ever imagined.

The ClearChoice one location, one team, one cost approach revolutionized dental implant treatment and has become the preferred method for treatment for many people.

Today, there are more than 97 ClearChoice Centers in the growing network. ClearChoice doctors share information among their peers, discuss new developments and collaborate on research. Staying in line with the latest industry standards is just one way that ClearChoice doctors are committed to providing quality care and expertise to patients at each ClearChoice Center across the nation.