Heartland Dental is hiring: Dental Assistant in Myrtle Beach

Overview

Dental Care at Coventry is looking for an Experienced Dental Assistant to join our team. This role supports a Heartland Dental office and emphasizes patient care, learning, and teamwork.

Heartland Dental provides the support that enables clinicians to focus on delivering high-quality patient care. The organization emphasizes learning, team cohesion, and putting patients first.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome patients from the start of their dental journey, sustain patient comfort, and provide education throughout treatment.


• Review the patient's health history to provide quality care.


• Take and process x-rays and other diagnostic assessments (iTero 3D scanner, digital photography, etc.).


• Provide chairside assistance (four-handed dentistry) to supported dentists during a wide range of procedures in accordance with the state dental practice act.


• Use Dentrix for patient scheduling and record keeping.


• Prepare treatment rooms with safety protocols and following OSHA and CDC recommendations.


• Manage supplies and inventory levels, and place and expedite orders as needed.


• Collaborate with providers and the team to implement Heartland Dental systems and maximize office workflow.

What You’ll Gain

• Competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement savings plans, six paid holidays, and PTO.


• Front-loaded education and training to develop to your full potential.


• Opportunities for a stable career with growth potential through Heartland Dental’s 20+ years of industry leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of dental procedures and terminology.


• Experience in a fast-paced and customer-centric environment.


• Dental assistant certification and/or x-ray certification as required by state practice act.


• Excellent communication and organizational skills.


• Access to minimum PHI for job-related functions; regular HIPAA training and data safeguards required.

Preferred Experience

• 1+ years of experience in a dental setting.


• Dentrix or other dental software experience.


• Dental assisting school certification.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.


• Prolonged periods of sitting and standing.


• Must be able to lift and carry up to 45 pounds.


• Availability to attend virtual or in-person training sessions periodically throughout the year.


• TB test is required for new hires in dental office positions; not applicable in FL and TN.

About Heartland Dental

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support to more than 3,000 doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in over 1,800 dental offices. Each supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors retain clinical autonomy. Heartland Dental is committed to diversity and inclusion and equal opportunity in employment.

At Heartland Dental, we’re committed to living our core values which promote diversity and inclusion. We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.