Registered Dental Assistant

Big Smiles Dental; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative mobile dental practice is seeking a Registered Dental Assistant to provide essential dental care to underserved children. This unique role offers a work-life balance with a schedule aligned with school hours, ensuring no nights or weekends. You will be part of a dedicated team that transforms school venues into functional dental offices, providing vital services to children in need. If you're passionate about making a difference in the dental field and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a leading program that prioritizes both rewarding work and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Evenings, weekends, and summers off

Flexible scheduling

Health, dental, and vision benefits

State-of-the-art portable dental equipment

Latest technology & digital radiography

Qualifications

• Must hold active CPR certification and have 1+ years of Dental Assistant experience.
• Experience with Digital X-ray Imaging is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with dental services during mobile clinics and manage patient records.
• Set up and break down dental equipment while ensuring sterilization.

Skills

Dental Assisting

Digital X-ray Imaging

CPR Certification

Coronal Polishing

Sealant Certification

Organizational Skills

Multi-tasking

Ability to Work with Children

Education

Registered Dental Assistant Certification

Tools

Portable Dental Equipment

Digital Radiography

Job description

Overview

Dentistry with a work-life balance

Make a difference while doing what you love

If you’re looking for a career opportunity at a competitive salary while helping kids in need, let’s talk.

Big Smiles, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Registered Dental Assistant in Stockton, CA and surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school.

Our innovative in-school dental program offers something different than a traditional dental practice. With a workday that ends with the school day and no nights or weekends, our program is perfect for people looking for a diverse and different working environment, working parents, and anyone who wants to make a difference in the dental field.

Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) Qualifications:

• Must hold active CPR certification card
• Must have 1+ years of experience as a Dental Assistant (DA)
• Must have 1+ years Digital X-ray Imaging experience
• Valid driver license, reliable transportation, and a willingness to travel locally is a must
• Works well with others (both children and adults)
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment; organized and detail-oriented; able to multi-task
• Must be able to carry up to 50 lbs.
• Able to walk several flights of stairs on occasion as many schools are without elevators
• Coronal Polishing certification
• Sealant certification

Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) Responsibilities:

• Dental Assisting Services during mobile dental clinics
• Digital X-ray Imaging
• Patient Records Charting
• Equipment Set-up, Breakdown, and Sterilization Assistance
• Travel Daily to and from school sites

Big Smiles Offers:

• Evenings, weekends, and summers off!
• Working a school day schedule (about 6 – 7 hours); on average between 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
• Benefit package (health, dental, vision)
• Unique work experience and flexible scheduling
• Full and part-time positions
• $20-$30 per hour
• State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
• Latest technology & digital radiography

Who We Are

Big Smiles is the nation's leading in-school dental program founded almost two decades ago by two moms, who happen to also be dentists. The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school-aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain, and associated medical problems. Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges, they sought to bring the care to the need. Today, through its dental partners, Big Smiles provides preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children per year.

Tooth decay is the most common, and preventable disease among children, more common than asthma. In fact, each year, over 51 million school hours are lost due to oral health-related issues.

Big Smiles affiliates with state-licensed dentists, hygienists, and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to provide all services onsite, directly in the school or in a self-contained mobile dental facility on site at the school. If portable equipment is used, classrooms, auditoriums, or other school venues are literally transformed into fully functional dental offices for the day. Our expertise, obtained through years of experience bringing mobile dental care to schools, as well as through our highly qualified staff, enables us to bring exceptional care with minimal disruption to the normal school routine.

Big Smiles is currently active in 20 states and has ongoing strategic partnerships with over 8,000 school districts, including 21 of the 25 largest school districts in the country.

Given the ongoing lack of access for many underserved children across the country, our services are in great demand and we are always looking for caring, compassionate professionals to join our team and play their part in making a difference in the lives of today's underserved children.

Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Big Smiles.

Big Smiles is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.