Pediatric Dental Assistant: X-Ray & Patient Care

Choice-Healthcare-Services; Avondale (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Care for wellbeing

Growth opportunities

Leadership support

Team events

Benefits package

Job summary

CHOICE Healthcare Services is seeking a Dental Assistant in Avondale, AZ to support dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments, and materials, and passing instruments during procedures. Essential duties include taking x-rays, IOs, assisting in prophylaxis cleaning, sterilizing instruments, and instructing patients on oral hygiene, with charting of treatments.

Arizona X-Ray, BLS, and Coronal Polish certifications are required or preferred; bilingual Spanish is a

Qualifications

• Certification from a dental college OR three to six months related experience and/or training OR equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish, preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists the doctor in procedures
• Takes x-rays
• Takes IO's
• Assist in Prophylaxis cleaning of teeth
• Instructs patients on oral hygiene
• Charts cavities and teeth with doctor
• Sterilizes instruments
• Sets up/breakdown and prepares rooms for treatment/hygiene
• Charting of patient's treatment and treatment plan with doctor

Skills

Dental assisting skills

Spanish bilingual

Education

Arizona X-Ray certification

Current BLS certification

Arizona Coronal Polish certification

Job description

CHOICE Healthcare Services is seeking a Dental Assistant in Avondale, AZ to support dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments, and materials, and passing instruments during procedures. Essential duties include taking x-rays, IOs, assisting in prophylaxis cleaning, sterilizing instruments, and instructing patients on oral hygiene, with charting of treatments.

Arizona X-Ray, BLS, and Coronal Polish certifications are required or preferred; bilingual Spanish is a