Orthodontic Dental Assistant

42 NORTH DENTAL; Somerville (MA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading dental practice as a Full-Time Traveling Pediatric Dental Assistant. This role involves supporting dentists, ensuring patient comfort, and maintaining high standards of care. Enjoy benefits like health insurance, a 401K plan, and opportunities for continuing education while making a positive impact on patients' lives.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental benefits

Vision coverage

Employee assistance program

401K

Continuing education

Qualifications

• Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology.
• Possess required certifications, licensure or registration as required by state.

Responsibilities

• Greet and prepare patients for treatment.
• Provide chairside assistance during dental procedures.
• Maintain strict compliance to infection control standards.

Skills

Verbal Skills

Teamwork

Education

C.D.A.

Job description

Overview

This is a Full-Time Traveling Pediatric Dental Assistant role.

Salary range is $26-$32 an hour.

Why You’ll Love this Dental Assistant Job!

Do you have strong verbal skills? Are you able to embrace a positive team approach to patient care? If so, then you’d be a great fit for our Dental Assistant position .

The Dental Assistant provides clinical support to facilitate the relationship between our patients and dentists, increase the efficiency of delivering quality dental care and maintain communication between dentists, patients and administrative staff to ensure a positive patient experience.

Benefits

• Health Insurance with optional HSA (healthcare savings account), (single or family coverage),gym/health club reimbursement, discounted health and fitness merchandise and more

• Dental benefits (including free cleanings)

• Vision coverage
• Employee assistance program with unlimited access to free mental health support, legal advice, financial counseling, and more

• 401K with dedicated financial assistance

• Continuing education through work at no cost to you.

When you join 42 North Dental, you will be part of a team that always has your back and trusts your expertise.

If you want to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives, apply for the Dental Assistant position today!

Requires local travel between the following locations: Somerville, Braintree and South Boston.

Our Specialty team travels to multiple locations. Reliable transportation and willingness to travel required.

Responsibilities

• Greet and prepare patients for treatment

• Provide chairside assistance during a variety of dental procedures

• Expose radiographs and intra-oral pictures

• Provide post operative instructions and patient education

• Prepare, breakdown, disinfect and sterilize treatment rooms and instruments

• Maintain strict compliance to infection control, CDC, OSHA and HIPPA

• Maintain dental supply inventory

• Perform other related job duties as assigned
• Must demonstrate strong teamwork as the providers assisted are subject to change dependent upon the practice needs

Qualifications

• Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology

• C.D.A. preferred

• Possess required certifications, licensure or registration as required by state