Prosthodontic Dental Assistant — Advanced Restorative Support

Guardian Dentistry; Southfield, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hourly rate

Paid vacation & holidays

401k with matching contributions

Health, dental, and vision plan

Life Insurance and Disability Ins.,.

Flexible Schedules

Job summary

Guardian Dentistry in Southfield is seeking a Dental Assistant who delivers compassionate, precise chairside support across prosthodontic, restorative, implant, and full-arch cases. You will take digital impressions, radiographs, and photos, while ensuring efficient patient flow and accurate documentation.

The ideal candidate has implant/restoration experience, familiarity with digital dentistry, and strong communication to educate patients and coordinate with the clinical team.

Qualifications

• Dental assisting experience required.
• Prosthodontic, implant, surgical, or advanced restorative experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with full-arch or implant-supported restorations is highly desirable.
• Experience with digital dentistry and intraoral scanning preferred.
• Strong understanding of dental terminology, restorative procedures, and laboratory workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside assistance for prosthodontic, restorative, implant, and full-arch procedures.
• Assist with full-arch implant cases and complex restorative treatment.
• Assist with crowns, bridges, dentures, partials, implant restorations, and temporization.
• Take high-quality digital impressions/scans, intraoral photographs, radiographs, and other diagnostic records.
• Assist with impressions, bite registrations, shade selection, and case documentation.
• Fabricate, adjust, and polish provisional restorations as permitted.
• Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and equipment for advanced procedures.
• Maintain infection-control and sterilization standards.
• Coordinate closely with doctors, laboratories, and the clinical team to ensure cases are properly prepared and tracked.
• Monitor laboratory cases and confirm all necessary components are available before scheduled appointments.
• Educate patients on treatment processes, post-operative instructions, and home-care expectations within the assistant's scope.
• Help provide reassurance and support to patients undergoing extensive or complex dental treatment.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure records are completed appropriately.
• Assist with maintaining inventory of prosthodontic, implant, and restorative supplies.
• Support efficient patient flow while maintaining a high standard of clinical care.

Skills

Dental assisting

Prosthodontics

Implant restoration

Surgical experience

Digital dentistry

Intraoral scanning

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Intraoral scanner

Digital impressions

Radiographs

Job description

Guardian Dentistry in Southfield is seeking a Dental Assistant who delivers compassionate, precise chairside support across prosthodontic, restorative, implant, and full-arch cases. You will take digital impressions, radiographs, and photos, while ensuring efficient patient flow and accurate documentation.

The ideal candidate has implant/restoration experience, familiarity with digital dentistry, and strong communication to educate patients and coordinate with the clinical team.