Dental Assistant

About the role

Indiana Dental Outreach, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Dental Assistant in South Bend, IN and surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school. Our innovative in-school dental program offers a workday that ends with the school day and no nights or weekends, making it ideal for those looking for a diverse and different working environment, working parents, and anyone who wants to make a difference in the dental field.

Responsibilities

• Provide dental assisting services during mobile dental clinics
• Perform digital X-ray imaging
• Manage patient records and charting
• Set up, break down, and sterilize equipment
• Travel daily to and from school sites

Requirements

• X-ray License
• Digital X-ray imaging experience
• Coronal polishing (preferred, not required)
• CPR certified
• Work experience as a Dental Assistant
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness to travel
• Ability to work well with children
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task
• Team player capable of working on a small team

Benefits

• Evenings, weekends, and summers off
• School-day schedule (about 6–7 hours, typically 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.)
• Comprehensive benefit package (health, dental, vision)
• Unique work experience and flexible scheduling
• Full and part-time positions available
• Competitive compensation
• State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
• Latest technology & digital radiography

About Us

Smile Programs is the nation’s leading in-school dental program, founded almost two decades ago by two dentists who are also mothers. The founders identified a critical need among underserved school-aged children who lacked easy access to dental care, often suffering from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain, and associated medical problems. Recognizing that many parents face barriers such as time off work and transportation challenges, they created a program to bring dental care directly to schools.

Today, Smile Programs and its dental partners provide preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children annually. Tooth decay is the most common—and preventable—disease among children, more prevalent than asthma, and results in over 51 million lost school hours each year due to oral health issues.

Smile Programs affiliates with state-licensed dentists, hygienists, and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to deliver care onsite in schools, either in classrooms, auditoriums, or self-contained mobile dental facilities. With expertise gained from years of experience, the program ensures exceptional care with minimal disruption to the school routine.

Currently active in 20 states, Smile Programs partners with over 8,000 school districts, including 21 of the 25 largest in the country. Due to the ongoing lack of access to care for many underserved children, the demand for these services continues to grow, and the organization is always seeking caring, compassionate professionals to join its mission.