Dental Assistant

About the Role

This is a full-time, long-term career opportunity at Carson City Pediatric Dentistry. We are ready to invest in your training, growth, and professional development. Prior experience is a plus, but we are fully willing to train the right high-energy candidate who has a heart for working with kids.

Why You’ll Love It Here

At Carson City Pediatric Dentistry, we’ve been spreading healthy smiles in the community for years. You’re not just clocking in—you’re launching a meaningful career with a supportive team that feels like family. We believe happy teammates make for happy patients, and we take great pride in helping our team members learn, succeed, and grow!

Responsibilities

• Learn Pediatric Chairside Assisting: Train to provide high-quality chairside assistance to our pediatric dentists during specialized clinical procedures.
• Patient Experience: Help patients feel comfortable, informed, and cared for, using kid-friendly language to ease dental anxieties.
• Clinic Operations: Learn to prepare, sterilize, and turn over treatment rooms efficiently while maintaining absolute safety and compliance standards.
• Team Spirit: Actively collaborate with your teammates, support clinical flow, and help maintain a fun, high-energy office environment.

Requirements

• Experience: Ideally, 1+ year of clinical dental assisting experience is preferred (but we are completely willing to train the right candidate).
• Communication: Top-notch communication skills with a friendly, upbeat, and patient-focused personality.
• Mindset: A positive attitude, a big heart, an eagerness to build a career, and a drive to make kids feel safe, happy, and cavity-free.
• Safety & Compliance: This is a safety-sensitive role; successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen is required. We strictly follow all CDC, OSHA, and ADA health and safety guidelines.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay: Starting at $18.25 per hour (with pay that grows with you).
• Career Growth: Defined pathways to level up your skills, earn certifications, and advance your dental career.
• Time to Recharge: Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) + 6 Paid Holidays.
• Comprehensive Health: Medical Insurance (choose from 5 distinct plans), Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Retirement Planning: 401(k) with a Company Match.
• Financial Peace of Mind: Life Insurance, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability coverage.
• Support for You & Yours: Access to our Team Member Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family.
• Recognition & Rewards: Dedicated programs to celebrate your wins, both big and small.
• Exclusive Discounts: Team member discounts on dental services and cell phone plans.

Pay

Starting at $18.25 per hour.

About Us

Carson City Pediatric Dentistry is a proud affiliate of Bluetree Dental, an organization dedicated to changing lives and dentistry. Bluetree focuses on pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, and general dentistry across multiple states.

• Mission: To give people something to smile about, today, and tomorrow.
• Vision: Changing lives, changing dentistry.
• Core Values:
  • Caring: Prioritize the needs of patients, team members, and practices.
  • Creative: Foster innovation and explore better ways to enhance dental care.
  • Credible: Build trust through experience, education, authenticity, and unwavering commitment.
  • Commitment: Stay dedicated to our values, mission, and vision.