Dental Assistant

Responsibilities

• Sterilizes dental instruments and equipment for each patient and organizes and lays out instruments for dentist’s use
• Helps with patient care, including handing instruments and other materials to the dentist during procedures, taking x-rays of patients’ teeth, taking impressions of patients’ teeth for casts, using suction and swabs to keep patients’ mouths clear and dry during procedures, etc.
• Helps manage patient records, including obtaining dental records, questioning patients about their medical history, and recording the information for the dentist’s reference
• Advises patients on dental care and helps make patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment
• Helps with clerical/office tasks, such as scheduling appointments, maintaining records, sending bills, answering phones, ordering supplies, etc.
• Attends all staff meetings, training, and educational classes as required
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Certified as a Dental Assistant (Preferred but not required)
• Two years of experience preferred
• Highly professional and dependable
• Pleasant/friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality
• Communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with patients, staff, vendors, and others
• Strong computer and internet skills
• Experience with dental practice management software a plus
• Current CPR certification a plus