Dental Assistant
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. Smile Virginia, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Dental Assistant in Roanoke, VA 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.
About the Role
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.
Qualifications
- Hold active CPR certification card
- 1+ years of experience as a Dental Assistant (DA)
- 1+ years Digital X-ray Imaging experience
- Valid driver license, reliable transportation, and a willingness to travel locally
- Works well with children
- Ability to work well in fast-paced environment; organized and detail-oriented; able to multi-task
- Must be able to carry up to 50 lbs
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
Benefits
- 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
- Competitive compensation
- State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
- Latest technology & digital radiography
About Us
Smile Programs…the mobile dentists is the nation’s leading in-school dental program founded more than 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 health 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.
Using the latest technology in portable equipment, a team of dedicated dental professionals provides preventive and restorative dental care to children right at school. Our flexibility and expertise allow us to transform classrooms, auditoriums, gyms, or other suitable areas into fully functional dental offices for the day. Every year, through its devoted group of dental professionals, Smile Programs…the mobile dentists puts happy, healthy smiles on over 500,000 children from coast to coast.