Orthodontic Dental Assistant: Invisalign & Braces

Archway Dental Partners; Avon (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Competitive compensation

Collaborative team

Job summary

Pediatric Dental Center of Avon is seeking a passionate Orthodontic Dental Assistant to join our caring team in Avon, CT. You will provide four-handed, chairside support during orthodontic procedures, manage patient flow, and help prepare rooms and instruments for daily treatments.

Ideal candidates are team players with strong multitasking skills who communicate clearly with patients and doctors to ensure a comfortable, efficient visits.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate has a strong work ethic
• is a team player and can multitask in a fast-paced clinical environment
• Experience in orthodontic settings is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide seamless chairside support to the orthodontist using four-handed dentistry techniques
• Greet, seat, and screen patients while communicating concerns to the doctor
• Participate in daily morning meetings and team schedule reviews
• Review patient charts and maintain accurate patient records
• Organize and set up procedure trays according to the day's patient charts
• Prepare treatment rooms, ensuring instruments are clean and sterile
• Break down and reset treatment rooms after procedures and return instruments for sterilization
• Assist the orthodontist during patient procedures, including braces, wires, appliances, Invisalign, retainers
• Provide patient education on care of orthodontic appliances
• Take diagnostic records including intraoral/exterior photographs, iTero scans, X-rays
• Ensure operatories are clean, stocked, and organized

Skills

Orthodontic assistant

Chairside dentistry

Team player

Patient communication

Tools

iTero scanner

Job description

Pediatric Dental Center of Avon is seeking a passionate Orthodontic Dental Assistant to join our caring team in Avon, CT. You will provide four-handed, chairside support during orthodontic procedures, manage patient flow, and help prepare rooms and instruments for daily treatments.

Ideal candidates are team players with strong multitasking skills who communicate clearly with patients and doctors to ensure a comfortable, efficient visits.