Licensed Dental Assistant - AM

Community Dental Care; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 41,328 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental and life insurance

Paid time off

401k plus company match

Internal growth and professional development opportunities

CE classes and license renewals

Job summary

Community Dental Care seeks a full-time AM Licensed Dental Assistant at our Maplewood clinic starting late June. The assistant will focus on providing quality dental care and ensuring exceptional patient experience. Qualifications include completion of an accredited dental assisting program and MN dental licensure.

We offer comprehensive benefits, including insurance and 401k with company match, alongside opportunities for professional development and continuing education.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited dental assisting program.
• Dental Assisting licensure in MN (or pending licensure).
• CPR/AED certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive dental care with a focus on patient health needs.
• Complete preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding structures.
• Administer nitrous oxide inhalation anesthesia under supervision.

Skills

Experience with culturally diverse communities

Proficiency in a second language

Education

Completion of an accredited dental assisting program

Dental Assisting licensure in MN (or pending licensure)

CPR/AED certification

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Maplewood (Maplewood clinic), MN 55109. Position Type: Full Time. Salary Range: $30.00 - $35.00 hourly. Category: Dental Assistant. Join our team in Maplewood as a full-time AM Licensed Dental Assistant (LDA) starting late June! Our LDA’s serve as integral members of the clinical team in providing high quality and caring dentistry as well as an exceptional patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive dental care with a focus on the health needs of patients.
• Complete preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding structures; take vital signs and radiographs.
• Perform mechanical polishing to clinical crowns, take impressions and bite registration; etch enamel surfaces, apply and adjust pit and fissure sealants, place and remove rubber dam, place temporary fillings, and recement intact temporary restorations.
• Remove sutures, place and remove periodontal dressings, place cotton pellets and temporary restorative materials.
• Under supervision, administer nitrous oxide inhalation anesthesia and monitor patient.
• Perform restorative procedures such as placing, contouring, and adjusting amalgam and composite restorations, and adapting and cementing stainless steel crowns.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited dental assisting program.
• Dental Assisting licensure in MN (or pending licensure).
• CPR/AED certification.
• Experience working with culturally diverse communities preferred.
• Proficiency in a second language preferred.

Maplewood Clinic AM Hours

Monday – Thursday 7:20am – 2:30pm
Friday 7:20am – 12:30pm

What We Offer

• Comprehensive medical, dental and life insurance.
• Paid time off; 401k plus company match.
• Internal growth and professional development opportunities.
• CE classes and license renewals.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Community Dental Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognize that our diversity makes us stronger and empowers us to serve our patients in a culturally sensitive manner.