Dental Assistant

About the role

We are looking for a Dental Assistant to join our team at Cottage Lake Family Dentistry! We’re committed to providing modern, conservative care to all our patients, while making them feel like they’re right at home. Our team makes our patients feel confident in their smiles while creating lasting, meaningful relationships along the way.

Responsibilities

• Preparing operatories for treatment
• Sterilizing instruments
• Directly assist dentist during procedures using four handed dentistry technique
• Take x-rays and intraoral photos
• Accurately and efficiently treatment plan based on doctor’s diagnosis
• Providing patient education and post-operative instruction
• Dental charting and coding
• Perform lab duties such as pouring models, taking impressions, and fabricating temporary crowns
• Administrative tasks such as answering phones, calling labs, and patient follow-up calls
• Stock supplies and maintain equipment
• Accurately document and maintain Patient Health Information

Qualifications

• Proficiency in dental patient management software such as Open Dental or Dentrix
• Strong ability to work independently
• Can take impressions and is comfortable with making temporaries
• Understands all aspects of assisting
• CPR/BLS certification required
• Radiology Certification required

Benefits

• Medical with company paid contribution
• Dental
• Vision
• Company paid Basic Life
• Ancillary benefits
• Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
• Critical Illness
• Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
• Accident
• Competitive 401K – up to 4% match
• Competitive PTO
• Paid Holidays

Pay

$30-35/hour

Schedule

Monday - Thursday 8am-4pm, Alternating Fridays 8am-2pm