Part-time Dental Assistant
Benevis · Columbus, GA · 5 days ago
HealthcarePart-time
Overview
Franklin Dental and Braces - Columbus is actively seeking a Part-time Dental Assistant to join their growing team. They create over a million smiles a year in the communities they serve and believe that every person deserves access to quality, affordable dental care.
Responsibilities
- Deliver quality and compassionate care to every patient
- Guide parents of minors and patients through our processes before treatment
- Educate patients in oral hygiene instruction and provide postoperative instructions
- Prepare patient for examination and treatment
- Take x-rays and save to patient charts (dependent on location)
- Prepare tray set-ups for dental procedures
- Mix amalgam, cement, pulp paste and prepare impression materials
- Sterilize and disinfect instruments, equipment, chairs and rooms
- Assist professional dental staff with treatment
- Document patient information, treatment plans, and procedures in patient chart
- Assist with suctioning, holding retractors and suture cutting during surgical procedures
- Pour, trim and polish impression casts
- Fabricate custom impression trays
- Perform to the highest integrity by adhering to all government regulations, company standards, and company compliance programs
Qualifications
- Graduation from a senior high school or GED equivalent required
- X-ray certification preferred according to State and individual practices
- Certified dental assistant credentials preferred according to State and individual practices
- Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus (location dependent)
- Perform to the highest integrity by adhering to all government regulations, company standards, and company compliance programs
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Monthly bonuses based on Office performance
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with match, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, company holidays and much more!
- Continuing education reimbursement
- The company will reimburse selected employees for eligible training/testing expenses required to obtain or renew the certificate